Climate of El Arenal
El Arenal has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for El Arenal is 24° degrees and there is about 1398 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 112 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 22°C and 27°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 12°C and 17°C
- Rain: it rains 225 days and there is a total of approximately 1398 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3257 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 22°C and 27°C |
Warmest month: | 27°C in April |
Coldest month: | 22°C in November |
Night temperature: | between 12°C and 17°C |
Dry days: | 140 days |
Days with rain: | 225 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1398 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3257 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for El Arenal.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for El Arenal.
Climate table of El Arenal
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for El Arenal. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for El Arenal might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Night temp. (°C) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 207 | 261 | 142 | 194 | 238 | 209 | 32 | 7 |
Days with rain | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
Dry days | 25 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Best time to visit El Arenal
The best time to visit El Arenal in Guatemala is from January through April and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in El Arenal is 27°C in April and the lowest is 22°C in November.
Climate of El Arenal by month
What is the average climate in a given month for El Arenal? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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