Climate and average weather in Palín
In Palín, the weather is warm, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around September.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Palín typically varies from 13°C to 26°C, and is rarely below 11°C or above 29°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while October is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Palín for warm-weather activities are from early January to late March and early November to late December.
- Hottest
- Mar
- 26°
- Coldest
- Oct
- 16°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 321 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 7 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1675 mm
- 182 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.1–12.9 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,148 m
- 14.4°N
- Clearest
- Jan
- 31% cloud
Palín is human settlement in Palin, Guatemala.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Palín weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Palín, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Palín stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 26°C and low of 14°C; the coolest is October, with an average low of 16°C and high of 24°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 13 |
| Feb | 26 | 14 |
| Mar | 26 | 14 |
| Apr | 26 | 15 |
| May | 25 | 16 |
| Jun | 25 | 16 |
| Jul | 25 | 16 |
| Aug | 25 | 16 |
| Sep | 24 | 16 |
| Oct | 24 | 16 |
| Nov | 24 | 14 |
| Dec | 25 | 14 |
Average hourly temperature in Palín
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on March afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in October, near 16°C.
Palín weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 13° | 7 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 26° / 14° | 11 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 26° / 14° | 33 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 26° / 15° | 86 | 17 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| May | 25° / 16° | 241 | 26.2 | 12.7 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 25° / 16° | 304 | 25.7 | 12.8 | 4.1 |
| Jul | 25° / 16° | 162 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 5.3 |
| Aug | 25° / 16° | 223 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 4.8 |
| Sep | 24° / 16° | 321 | 26.9 | 12.1 | 4.0 |
| Oct | 24° / 16° | 229 | 20.9 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 24° / 14° | 48 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 25° / 14° | 10 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Palín gets about 1675 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.7 months, from around Apr 6 to Oct 27, peaking in June at about 93% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 10.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 321 mm over about 27 wet days; January is the driest, with 7 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 12 | 29 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 70 | 88 | 67 | 27 | 9 |
| Rain days | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 3 |
| Feb | 12 | 3 |
| Mar | 29 | 9 |
| Apr | 57 | 17 |
| May | 84 | 26 |
| Jun | 84 | 26 |
| Jul | 59 | 18 |
| Aug | 70 | 22 |
| Sep | 88 | 27 |
| Oct | 67 | 21 |
| Nov | 27 | 8 |
| Dec | 9 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Palín collects about 1675 mm of rain across 182 wet days — roughly 140 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 321 mm, while January is the driest at just 7 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 52% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 7 | 11 | 33 | 86 | 241 | 304 | 162 | 223 | 321 | 229 | 48 | 10 |
| Rain days | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 3 |
| Feb | 11 | 3 |
| Mar | 33 | 9 |
| Apr | 86 | 17 |
| May | 241 | 26 |
| Jun | 304 | 26 |
| Jul | 162 | 18 |
| Aug | 223 | 22 |
| Sep | 321 | 27 |
| Oct | 229 | 21 |
| Nov | 48 | 8 |
| Dec | 10 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Palín, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 4 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around April 20. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 21 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around November 3. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 89 | 87 | 75 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 84 |
| Cloudier (%) | 11 | 13 | 25 | 51 | 84 | 91 | 82 | 83 | 90 | 78 | 41 | 16 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 89 | 11 |
| Feb | 87 | 13 |
| Mar | 75 | 25 |
| Apr | 49 | 51 |
| May | 16 | 84 |
| Jun | 9 | 91 |
| Jul | 18 | 82 |
| Aug | 17 | 83 |
| Sep | 10 | 90 |
| Oct | 22 | 78 |
| Nov | 59 | 41 |
| Dec | 84 | 16 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 19, brings about 12 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around December 18, only 11 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:35 | 6:32 | 6:15 | 5:53 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:45 | 5:52 | 5:55 | 5:58 | 6:08 | 6:24 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:49 | 6:03 | 6:09 | 6:13 | 6:19 | 6:28 | 6:32 | 6:21 | 5:59 | 5:38 | 5:28 | 5:34 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 | 6:35 | 5:49 |
| Feb | 11.5 | 6:32 | 6:03 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:15 | 6:09 |
| Apr | 12.3 | 5:53 | 6:13 |
| May | 12.7 | 5:39 | 6:19 |
| Jun | 12.8 | 5:38 | 6:28 |
| Jul | 12.8 | 5:45 | 6:32 |
| Aug | 12.5 | 5:52 | 6:21 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:55 | 5:59 |
| Oct | 11.7 | 5:58 | 5:38 |
| Nov | 11.3 | 6:08 | 5:28 |
| Dec | 11.2 | 6:24 | 5:34 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Palín averages about 8 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.9 months, from around Nov 6 to Apr 3. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 0 sunny days — about 98% fewer than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 21 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Bright |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 6 | Gloomy |
| May | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 2 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 1 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 3 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 20 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Palín, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around April 17 to October 29. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 86% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 30 to April 16, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 75 | 70 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 56 |
| Comfortable (%) | 25 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 26 | 53 | 41 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 75 | 83 | 58 | 68 | 88 | 69 | 23 | 4 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 70 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar | 46 | 42 | 12 | 0 |
| Apr | 16 | 40 | 43 | 1 |
| May | 3 | 18 | 75 | 5 |
| Jun | 0 | 14 | 83 | 3 |
| Jul | 1 | 42 | 58 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 32 | 68 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 12 | 88 | 0 |
| Oct | 4 | 26 | 69 | 1 |
| Nov | 24 | 53 | 23 | 0 |
| Dec | 56 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Palín is typically calm, near 5 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.0 months, from around Oct 30 to Mar 30. The windiest month is January, averaging about 7 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 31 to Oct 29, with May the calmest month at about 4 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 4 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Palín
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Palín sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Palín's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Palín
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Palín throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Palín is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Palín for general outdoor tourist activities is from early November to late March, with a peak score in the first week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.1 | ideal |
| Mar | 7.1 | good |
| Apr | 5.6 | good |
| May | 4.2 | fair |
| Jun | 4.2 | fair |
| Jul | 5.3 | fair |
| Aug | 4.8 | fair |
| Sep | 4.0 | fair |
| Oct | 5.1 | fair |
| Nov | 7.3 | good |
| Dec | 8.5 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Palín for hot-weather activities is from mid November to late March, with a peak score in the first week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Palín, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Palín packs about the same all year — highs hold near 26°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In March, Palín sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Palín
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 59 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Tropical |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 30 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 29 | Tropical |
UV index (midday) in Palín by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palín peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Palín
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in April the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 6.5 | 4.5 |
Air quality in Palín by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Palín is worst in April — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 33 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | Moderate |
| Feb | 34 | Moderate |
| Mar | 37 | Poor |
| Apr | 47 | Poor |
| May | 44 | Poor |
| Jun | 31 | Moderate |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 30 | Moderate |
| Sep | 33 | Moderate |
| Oct | 37 | Poor |
| Nov | 40 | Poor |
| Dec | 37 | Poor |
Growing season
Palín is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Palín banks about 3,628 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 281 | 272 | 319 | 319 | 327 | 307 | 320 | 319 | 300 | 303 | 280 | 280 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 281 |
| Feb | 272 |
| Mar | 319 |
| Apr | 319 |
| May | 327 |
| Jun | 307 |
| Jul | 320 |
| Aug | 319 |
| Sep | 300 |
| Oct | 303 |
| Nov | 280 |
| Dec | 280 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Palín receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.5 and 6.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.9 months, from around Jan 20 to May 17. The brightest month is March, averaging about 6.1 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is October, down near 4.5 kWh/m² — roughly 26% less than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.2 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.1 | Intense |
| May | 5.4 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.0 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.6 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.9 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.0 | Bright |
Where is Palín?
Palín sits at 14.4°N, 90.7°W, 1,148 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Santa María de Jesús, 10 km away.
Topography around Palín
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Palín.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Palín has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m around an average of 1,221 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,565 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,937 m.
The land around Palín is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.
Guatemala travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 43% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $6,598
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 49%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 23.4
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 22.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 510
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Palín (14.4036°, -90.6966°, elevation 1,148 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).