Lake Atitlan: weather and best time to visit
Lake Atitlan (Guatemala) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in March at around 23°C; the coolest month is September at around 22°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Lake Atitlan
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Lake Atitlan climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° | 15° | – | 5 | 11 | 80 | 90 | 89 |
| Feb | 23° | 15° | – | 7 | 11 | 79 | 86 | 82 |
| Mar | 23° | 16° | – | 15 | 11 | 66 | 70 | 65 |
| Apr | 23° | 17° | – | 23 | 11 | 64 | 70 | 68 |
| May | 22° | 18° | – | 25 | 9 | 61 | 69 | 69 |
| Jun | 22° | 17° | – | 30 | 9 | 59 | 69 | 69 |
| Jul | 23° | 17° | – | 26 | 10 | 64 | 70 | 68 |
| Aug | 22° | 17° | – | 26 | 10 | 64 | 70 | 68 |
| Sep | 22° | 17° | – | 31 | 9 | 59 | 69 | 69 |
| Oct | 22° | 17° | – | 25 | 9 | 62 | 70 | 70 |
| Nov | 22° | 16° | – | 19 | 11 | 62 | 70 | 70 |
| Dec | 22° | 15° | – | 9 | 11 | 72 | 82 | 82 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Lake Atitlan in January
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 15°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 5 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Lake Atitlan in February
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Lake Atitlan in March
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 16°C. March is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 15 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Lake Atitlan in April
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 23 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Lake Atitlan in May
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Lake Atitlan in June
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 30 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Lake Atitlan in July
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 26 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Lake Atitlan in August
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 26 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Lake Atitlan in September
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 17°C. September is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 31 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Lake Atitlan in October
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Lake Atitlan in November
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Lake Atitlan in December
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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