Panajachel weather in August

In August, Panajachel sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 264 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Panajachel's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panajachel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Panajachel is town in Guatemala.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Panajachel reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Panajachel weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°133.311.27.8
Feb22° / 12°214.911.57.7
Mar22° / 13°6411.811.96.7
Apr22° / 14°15618.112.35.3
May22° / 14°36525.712.74.1
Jun21° / 15°37625.912.93.9
Jul21° / 14°20519.512.84.8
Aug21° / 14°2642212.54.5
Sep21° / 14°38927.412.13.6
Oct21° / 14°27423.311.74.3
Nov21° / 13°6110.211.36.4
Dec20° / 12°214.511.17.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
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51684
61684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Panajachel gets around 264 mm of rain over 22 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2174
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2883
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3085
3186

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123734
223734
323725
422735
522735
622735
721736
821736
921736
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1120746
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2612808
2711818
2811818
2910828
309838
318848

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:31
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312.65:516:30
412.65:526:29
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Panajachel

In seasonPeak

In August, Panajachel sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Panajachel sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Panajachel's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Panajachel?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Panajachel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Panajachel in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Panajachel sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Panajachel in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Panajachel peaks around April 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Panajachel in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Panajachel is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 934 µg/m³Aug 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Panajachel?

Panajachel sits at 14.7°N, 91.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Sololá, 4.0 km away.

PatzicíaChicacao

Topography around Panajachel

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Panajachel.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panajachel has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m around an average of 1,737 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,932 m.

The land around Panajachel is covered by trees (44%) and water (36%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
694 m
16 km
2,121 m
80 km
3,932 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sololá 4.0 km · Santiago Atitlán 14 km · Patzún 17 km · Tecpán Guatemala 18 km · Nahualá 21 km · Chichicastenango 23 km · Patzicía 28 km · Chicacao 29 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
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Panajachel (14.7418°, -91.1568°, elevation 0 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). 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).