Panajachel weather in June

In June, Panajachel sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 376 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Panajachel's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panajachel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
376 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Panajachel is town in Guatemala.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Panajachel reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12115
22115
32115
42115
52115
62115
72115
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102115
112115
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142115
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Panajachel weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9793
10793
11793
12793
13892
14892
15892
16892
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22991
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25991
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281090
291189
301189

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Panajachel gets around 376 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
593
693
793
892
992
1092
1191
1290
1389
1489
1588
1687
1786
1885
1984
2083
2181
2280
2379
2478
2577
2676
2774
2873
2972
3071

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157025
247125
347125
447125
547125
637225
737225
837225
947224
1047224
1147224
1257124
1357223
1467222
1577221
1687121
1787220
1897219
19107218
20117217
21127315
22137314
23137413
24147412
25157411
26167410
2717749
2818748
2919747
3019747

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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265calm
275calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of June to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:386:26
212.85:386:27
312.85:386:27
412.85:386:27
512.85:386:28
612.85:386:28
712.85:386:28
812.85:386:29
912.85:386:29
1012.95:386:29
1112.95:386:29
1212.95:386:30
1312.95:386:30
1412.95:396:30
1512.95:396:31
1612.95:396:31
1712.95:396:31
1812.95:396:31
1912.95:396:32
2012.95:406:32
2112.95:406:32
2212.95:406:32
2312.95:406:33
2412.95:406:33
2512.95:416:33
2612.95:416:33
2712.95:416:33
2812.95:416:33
2912.95:426:34
3012.95:426:34

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.01 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 — June's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Panajachel

In seasonPeak

In June, 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 June a good time to visit Panajachel?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Panajachel.

What to pack for Panajachel in June

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

In June, Panajachel sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Panajachel in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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
June 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).