Sayaxché weather in June

In June, Sayaxché sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 290 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of June to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sayaxché's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayaxché's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:32 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sayaxché reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Sayaxché

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
21 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sayaxché weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°5210.511.16.4
Feb30° / 20°257.111.45.6
Mar33° / 21°366.911.94.1
Apr36° / 23°526.712.42.5
May35° / 24°15115.612.82.0
Jun33° / 24°29025.9132.2
Jul32° / 23°20825.312.92.6
Aug32° / 23°26026.812.62.4
Sep32° / 23°30228.212.12.3
Oct30° / 22°23623.311.63.3
Nov28° / 21°1051611.25.0
Dec28° / 19°6012.5116.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32575
42377
52476
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
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302674

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sayaxché gets around 290 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 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
382
483
584
685
786
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1886
1986
2086
2185
2285
2385
2484
2584
2684
2783
2883
2983
3083

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
155045
244947
334849
434651
524553
624454
714356
814257
914158
1004159
1104060
1204060
1304060
1404060
1504060
1604060
1704159
1804159
1904258
2004258
2104357
2214455
2314554
2414653
2514752
2614950
2715049
2815148
2915247
3005545

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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135calm
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155calm
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175calm
185calm
195calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of June to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:316:26
212.95:316:26
312.95:316:26
412.95:316:27
512.95:316:27
612.95:316:27
712.95:316:28
813.05:316:28
913.05:316:28
1013.05:316:29
1113.05:316:29
1213.05:316:29
1313.05:316:29
1413.05:316:30
1513.05:326:30
1613.05:326:30
1713.05:326:31
1813.05:326:31
1913.05:326:31
2013.05:326:31
2113.05:326:32
2213.05:336:32
2313.05:336:32
2413.05:336:32
2513.05:336:32
2613.05:346:33
2713.05:346:33
2813.05:346:33
2913.05:346:33
3013.05:356:33

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sayaxché

In seasonPeak

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

Sayaxché'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 Sayaxché?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sayaxché.

What to pack for Sayaxché in June

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

In June, Sayaxché sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sayaxché 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 Sayaxché peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sayaxché 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 Sayaxché is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 2042 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr43Poor
May36Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sayaxché?

Sayaxché sits at 16.5°N, 90.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Benito, 52 km away.

San BenitoFloresChisecPoptúnSan Pedro CarcháCobánMelchor de MencosSan Cristóbal Verapaz

Topography around Sayaxché

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayaxché has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Sayaxché is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
783 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: San Benito 52 km · Flores 54 km · Chisec 80 km · Poptún 85 km · San Pedro Carchá 117 km · Cobán 119 km · Melchor de Mencos 126 km · San Cristóbal Verapaz 132 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 Sayaxché (16.5245°, -90.188°, 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. 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).