Salcajá weather in June

In June, Salcajá sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 344 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Salcajá's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salcajá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
344 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Salcajá reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Salcajá weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16511.27.2
Feb21° / 164.111.57.6
Mar22° / 10°429.711.97.0
Apr22° / 11°941712.35.7
May22° / 12°2582712.74.0
Jun20° / 12°34428.412.93.4
Jul20° / 11°20325.712.83.9
Aug20° / 12°24427.812.53.6
Sep20° / 12°32229.312.13.3
Oct20° / 12°23126.311.73.8
Nov19° / 10°6613.711.35.6
Dec19° / 276.211.16.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
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5892
6892
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Salcajá gets around 344 mm of rain over 28.4 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
497
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15149
25050
34951
44852
54753
64654
74654
84555
94555
104555
114555
124654
134654
144753
154753
164852
174951
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195050
205149
215347
225446
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245743
255842
266040
276139
286337
296535
306634

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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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 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:396:28
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312.85:396:28
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Salcajá

In seasonPeak

In June, Salcajá sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Salcajá?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salcajá.

What to pack for Salcajá in June

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

In June, Salcajá sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Salcajá 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 Salcajá peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Salcajá 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 Salcajá 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 Salcajá?

Salcajá sits at 14.9°N, 91.5°W, 2,322 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Andrés Xecul, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Salcajá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salcajá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 2,374 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,178 m.

The land around Salcajá is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
1,805 m
80 km
4,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: San Andrés Xecul 4.0 km · San Francisco El Alto 7.0 km · Cantel 8.0 km · Quetzaltenango 8.0 km · Totonicapán 11 km · La Esperanza 11 km · Nahualá 15 km · Ostuncalco 18 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 Salcajá (14.8796°, -91.457°, elevation 2,322 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).