Poptún weather in July

In July, Poptún sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 134 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Poptún's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poptún's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 134 mm; 24.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:37 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Poptún reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
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17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
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21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

How July really feels in Poptún

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Poptún weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	71	14.5	11.1	6.1
Feb	28° / 19°	44	9.8	11.5	6.3
Mar	30° / 20°	54	9.3	11.9	5.4
Apr	32° / 21°	62	8.9	12.4	4.1
May	32° / 22°	133	17	12.8	3.2
Jun	31° / 23°	183	23.5	13	2.9
Jul	31° / 22°	134	24.2	12.9	3.1
Aug	31° / 22°	162	24.6	12.5	2.9
Sep	31° / 22°	218	26.7	12.1	2.7
Oct	29° / 21°	231	24.1	11.6	3.7
Nov	27° / 20°	145	19	11.2	5.0
Dec	26° / 19°	94	17.1	11	5.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	25	25	26	25	26	25	26	27	27	28	29	28	30	30	32	32	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	40	40	39	40	40	39	39
Cloudier (%)	75	75	74	75	74	75	74	73	73	72	71	72	70	70	68	68	66	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	60	61	60	60	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Poptún gets around 134 mm of rain over 24.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	94	94
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	4	95	1
3	5	94	1
4	5	94	1
5	5	94	1
6	5	94	1
7	5	94	1
8	5	94	1
9	6	93	1
10	6	94	0
11	6	94	0
12	6	94	0
13	6	94	0
14	5	95	0
15	5	95	0
16	5	95	0
17	5	95	0
18	5	94	1
19	5	94	1
20	5	94	1
21	5	94	1
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	5	94	1
27	5	94	1
28	4	95	1
29	4	95	1
30	4	94	2
31	4	94	2

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
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4	8	calm
5	7	calm
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31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:32	6:30
2	13.0	5:32	6:30
3	13.0	5:33	6:30
4	13.0	5:33	6:30
5	12.9	5:33	6:30
6	12.9	5:34	6:30
7	12.9	5:34	6:30
8	12.9	5:34	6:30
9	12.9	5:35	6:30
10	12.9	5:35	6:30
11	12.9	5:35	6:30
12	12.9	5:35	6:30
13	12.9	5:36	6:30
14	12.9	5:36	6:30
15	12.9	5:36	6:30
16	12.9	5:37	6:30
17	12.9	5:37	6:30
18	12.9	5:37	6:30
19	12.9	5:38	6:29
20	12.9	5:38	6:29
21	12.8	5:38	6:29
22	12.8	5:39	6:29
23	12.8	5:39	6:29
24	12.8	5:39	6:28
25	12.8	5:40	6:28
26	12.8	5:40	6:28
27	12.8	5:40	6:28
28	12.8	5:40	6:27
29	12.8	5:41	6:27
30	12.8	5:41	6:27
31	12.7	5:41	6:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
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24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Poptún?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Poptún.

What to pack for Poptún in July

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

In July, Poptún sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Poptún in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Poptún peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	12	13	13	10	13	12	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Poptún in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Poptún is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	10	32	29	24	26	18	13	9	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	32	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Poptún?

Poptún sits at 16.3°N, 89.4°W, 533 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Punta Gorda, 70 km away.

Topography around Poptún

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poptún has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 515 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Poptún is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

trees 47%

16 km

515 m

trees 62%

80 km

1,158 m

trees 63%

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← June Poptún year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Punta Gorda 70 km · Flores 83 km · San Benito 84 km · Sayaxché 85 km · Melchor de Mencos 86 km · El Estor 89 km · Lívingston 91 km · San Ignacio 99 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 Poptún (16.3311°, -89.4169°, elevation 533 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	4	95	1
3	5	94	1
4	5	94	1
5	5	94	1
6	5	94	1
7	5	94	1
8	5	94	1
9	6	93	1
10	6	94	0
11	6	94	0
12	6	94	0
13	6	94	0
14	5	95	0
15	5	95	0
16	5	95	0
17	5	95	0
18	5	94	1
19	5	94	1
20	5	94	1
21	5	94	1
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	5	94	1
27	5	94	1
28	4	95	1
29	4	95	1
30	4	94	2
31	4	94	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	4	95	1
3	5	94	1
4	5	94	1
5	5	94	1
6	5	94	1
7	5	94	1
8	5	94	1
9	6	93	1
10	6	94	0
11	6	94	0
12	6	94	0
13	6	94	0
14	5	95	0
15	5	95	0
16	5	95	0
17	5	95	0
18	5	94	1
19	5	94	1
20	5	94	1
21	5	94	1
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	5	94	1
27	5	94	1
28	4	95	1
29	4	95	1
30	4	94	2
31	4	94	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	79
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	95	1
2	4	95	1
3	5	94	1
4	5	94	1
5	5	94	1
6	5	94	1
7	5	94	1
8	5	94	1
9	6	93	1
10	6	94	0
11	6	94	0
12	6	94	0
13	6	94	0
14	5	95	0
15	5	95	0
16	5	95	0
17	5	95	0
18	5	94	1
19	5	94	1
20	5	94	1
21	5	94	1
22	5	94	1
23	5	94	1
24	5	94	1
25	5	94	1
26	5	94	1
27	5	94	1
28	4	95	1
29	4	95	1
30	4	94	2
31	4	94	2