Sololá in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sololá sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 592 mm of rain over about 56 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Sololá's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sololá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 13°C
Rainfall: 592 mm; 56 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sololá in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Sololá reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Sololá weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	14	3.4	11.2	7.8
Feb	22° / 12°	20	4.7	11.5	7.7
Mar	22° / 13°	65	11.9	11.9	6.6
Apr	22° / 14°	159	18.5	12.3	5.3
May	22° / 14°	368	25.9	12.7	4.0
Jun	21° / 15°	375	26.2	12.9	3.8
Jul	21° / 14°	199	19	12.8	4.9
Aug	21° / 14°	260	21.8	12.5	4.5
Sep	21° / 14°	379	27.1	12.1	3.7
Oct	21° / 14°	267	23	11.7	4.3
Nov	20° / 13°	61	10.4	11.3	6.3
Dec	20° / 12°	21	4.3	11.1	7.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sololá gets around 592 mm of rain over 56 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sololá

In seasonPeak

In spring, Sololá overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Sololá'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 spring a good time to visit Sololá?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Sololá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sololá in Spring

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

In spring, Sololá sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 56 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sololá in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sololá 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	14	14	15	13	13	14	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	14	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Sololá in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sololá 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	22	25	34	34	23	23	22	23	23	23	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sololá?

Sololá sits at 14.8°N, 91.2°W, 2,044 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Panajachel, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sololá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sololá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m around an average of 2,095 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,931 m.

The land around Sololá is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

907 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,785 m

trees 65%

80 km

3,931 m

trees 70%

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Spring weather nearby: Panajachel 4.0 km · Santiago Atitlán 16 km · Nahualá 17 km · Tecpán Guatemala 21 km · Chichicastenango 21 km · Patzún 21 km · Totonicapán 25 km · Santa Cruz del Quiché 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

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 Sololá (14.7707°, -91.1834°, elevation 2,044 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.