What are the temperature differences between Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, San Juan Sacatepequez and San Pedro Carcha?

The temperatures across Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, and San Juan Sacatepequez are nearly identical throughout the year San Pedro Carcha follows a similar pattern but has slightly lower maximum temperatures, particularly during the months of November to February All locations maintain comfortable temperatures year-round, with average temperatures generally falling between 18°C and 26°C The hottest months appear to be March and April, while December and January are the coolest.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, San Juan Sacatepequez and San Pedro Carcha?

Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, and San Juan Sacatepequez have nearly identical sun hours and precipitation levels throughout the year, indicating very similar weather patterns. San Pedro Carcha generally experiences lower sunshine hours, especially during the months of October and November, and tends to have more consistent but slightly lower precipitation compared to the other cities, with higher precipitation in August and September. All locations experience a distinct wet season from May to October, characterized by reduced sunshine and increased rainfall. The dry season, from November to April, exhibits higher sunshine and minimal precipitation.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, San Juan Sacatepequez and San Pedro Carcha?

All cities have very similar sunrise and sunset times, with the earliest sunrise in June and the latest in January. San Pedro Carcha has the earliest sunrise and longest day, while Villa Nueva has the shortest longest day. The shortest day occurs in December for all locations. Sunrise and sunset times vary by only a few minutes across the cities.

Guatemala: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

The temperatures across Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, and San Juan Sacatepequez are nearly identical throughout the year
San Pedro Carcha follows a similar pattern but has slightly lower maximum temperatures, particularly during the months of November to February
All locations maintain comfortable temperatures year-round, with average temperatures generally falling between 18°C and 26°C
The hottest months appear to be March and April, while December and January are the coolest.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	21.2°C
Feb	26.2°C	26.2°C	26.2°C	26.2°C	23.1°C
Mar	27.8°C	27.8°C	27.8°C	27.8°C	25.3°C
Apr	27.7°C	27.6°C	27.6°C	27.6°C	27.3°C
May	25.9°C	25.9°C	25.9°C	25.9°C	27.1°C
Jun	23.7°C	23.7°C	23.7°C	23.7°C	25.0°C
Jul	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.4°C
Aug	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.5°C	24.9°C
Sep	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	24.6°C
Oct	23.1°C	23.1°C	23.1°C	23.1°C	23.1°C
Nov	23.0°C	23.0°C	23.0°C	23.0°C	21.7°C
Dec	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	21.1°C
Average	24.9°C	24.9°C	24.9°C	24.1°C	24.9°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	12.7°C	12.7°C	12.7°C	12.7°C	12.9°C
Feb	13.1°C	13.1°C	13.1°C	13.1°C	13.2°C
Mar	14.3°C	14.3°C	14.3°C	14.3°C	14.1°C
Apr	15.8°C	15.8°C	15.8°C	15.8°C	15.7°C
May	16.8°C	16.8°C	16.8°C	16.8°C	16.9°C
Jun	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	16.5°C
Jul	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.6°C
Aug	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.9°C
Sep	15.3°C	15.3°C	15.3°C	15.3°C	16.2°C
Oct	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.0°C	15.6°C
Nov	14.1°C	14.1°C	14.1°C	14.1°C	14.4°C
Dec	13.0°C	13.0°C	13.0°C	13.0°C	13.3°C
Average	14.7°C	14.7°C	14.7°C	15.0°C	14.7°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Guatemala City, Mixco, Villa Nueva, and San Juan Sacatepequez have nearly identical sun hours and precipitation levels throughout the year, indicating very similar weather patterns.
San Pedro Carcha generally experiences lower sunshine hours, especially during the months of October and November, and tends to have more consistent but slightly lower precipitation compared to the other cities, with higher precipitation in August and September.
All locations experience a distinct wet season from May to October, characterized by reduced sunshine and increased rainfall. The dry season, from November to April, exhibits higher sunshine and minimal precipitation.

Sunny Weather

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	6.6 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	2.8 hours/day
Feb	7.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	4.4 hours/day
Mar	7.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	5.5 hours/day
Apr	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day
May	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Jun	1.5 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day
Jul	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Aug	2.8 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.1 hours/day
Sep	1.6 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.2 hours/day
Oct	1.2 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	0.8 hours/day
Nov	3.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	1.2 hours/day
Dec	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	2.4 hours/day
Average	4.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	4.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	0.3mm	0.3mm	0.3mm	0.3mm	3.4mm
Feb	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	2.6mm
Mar	0.8mm	0.8mm	0.8mm	0.8mm	3.2mm
Apr	3.3mm	3.3mm	3.3mm	3.3mm	4.2mm
May	10.3mm	10.3mm	10.3mm	10.3mm	9.9mm
Jun	14.0mm	14.0mm	14.0mm	14.0mm	16.2mm
Jul	6.8mm	6.8mm	6.8mm	6.8mm	9.6mm
Aug	9.4mm	9.4mm	9.4mm	9.4mm	12.9mm
Sep	13.7mm	13.7mm	13.7mm	13.7mm	15.7mm
Oct	9.2mm	9.2mm	9.2mm	9.2mm	12.1mm
Nov	1.9mm	1.9mm	1.9mm	1.9mm	8.6mm
Dec	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	3.0mm
Average	5.9mm	5.9mm	5.9mm	8.5mm	5.9mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	11.8km/h	11.8km/h	11.8km/h	11.8km/h	7.2km/h
Feb	11.7km/h	11.7km/h	11.7km/h	11.7km/h	8.0km/h
Mar	12.1km/h	12.1km/h	12.1km/h	12.1km/h	8.8km/h
Apr	11.0km/h	11.0km/h	11.0km/h	11.0km/h	8.9km/h
May	8.9km/h	8.9km/h	8.9km/h	8.9km/h	7.4km/h
Jun	7.7km/h	7.7km/h	7.7km/h	7.7km/h	6.5km/h
Jul	8.4km/h	8.4km/h	8.4km/h	8.4km/h	7.2km/h
Aug	7.2km/h	7.2km/h	7.2km/h	7.2km/h	6.9km/h
Sep	6.7km/h	6.7km/h	6.7km/h	6.7km/h	6.3km/h
Oct	7.8km/h	7.8km/h	7.8km/h	7.8km/h	6.0km/h
Nov	9.5km/h	9.5km/h	9.5km/h	9.5km/h	6.4km/h
Dec	10.5km/h	10.5km/h	10.5km/h	10.5km/h	6.4km/h
Average	9.4km/h	9.4km/h	9.4km/h	7.2km/h	9.4km/h

Humidity

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%	87.4%
Feb	70.8%	70.8%	70.8%	70.8%	82.7%
Mar	68.3%	68.3%	68.3%	68.3%	77.8%
Apr	69.2%	69.3%	69.3%	69.3%	70.4%
May	78.5%	78.5%	78.5%	78.5%	75.7%
Jun	87.6%	87.6%	87.6%	87.6%	86.0%
Jul	84.0%	84.0%	84.0%	84.0%	86.5%
Aug	85.5%	85.5%	85.5%	85.5%	86.3%
Sep	88.8%	88.8%	88.8%	88.8%	88.9%
Oct	89.0%	89.0%	89.0%	89.0%	90.1%
Nov	84.6%	84.6%	84.6%	84.6%	90.2%
Dec	78.4%	78.4%	78.4%	78.4%	88.4%
Average	80.0%	80.0%	80.0%	84.2%	80.0%

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Astronomy

All cities have very similar sunrise and sunset times, with the earliest sunrise in June and the latest in January. San Pedro Carcha has the earliest sunrise and longest day, while Villa Nueva has the shortest longest day.
The shortest day occurs in December for all locations. Sunrise and sunset times vary by only a few minutes across the cities.

Sunrise Time

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31
Feb	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25
Mar	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08
Apr	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:47
May	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:32
Jun	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:31
Jul	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:41	5:39
Aug	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:46
Sep	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:50
Oct	5:54	5:55	5:54	5:55	5:53
Nov	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04
Dec	6:19	6:20	6:19	6:20	6:20
Average	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	17:53	17:53	17:53	17:53	17:50
Feb	18:06	18:07	18:07	18:07	18:04
Mar	18:12	18:13	18:13	18:13	18:11
Apr	18:16	18:17	18:16	18:17	18:16
May	18:23	18:23	18:23	18:23	18:23
Jun	18:32	18:32	18:32	18:32	18:32
Jul	18:34	18:35	18:35	18:35	18:35
Aug	18:23	18:24	18:23	18:24	18:23
Sep	18:03	18:03	18:03	18:04	18:02
Oct	17:42	17:43	17:43	17:43	17:40
Nov	17:31	17:31	17:32	17:32	17:29
Dec	17:37	17:37	17:37	17:37	17:34
Average	18:06	18:06	18:06	18:06	18:06

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Guatemala City	Mixco	Villa Nueva	San Juan Sacatepequez	San Pedro Carcha
Jan	10:53 hours	10:53 hours	10:53 hours	10:53 hours	10:50 hours
Feb	11:06 hours	11:07 hours	11:07 hours	11:07 hours	11:04 hours
Mar	11:12 hours	11:13 hours	11:13 hours	11:13 hours	11:11 hours
Apr	11:16 hours	11:17 hours	11:16 hours	11:17 hours	11:16 hours
May	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours
Jun	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours
Jul	11:34 hours	11:35 hours	11:35 hours	11:35 hours	11:35 hours
Aug	11:23 hours	11:24 hours	11:23 hours	11:24 hours	11:23 hours
Sep	11:03 hours	11:03 hours	11:03 hours	11:04 hours	11:02 hours
Oct	10:42 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:40 hours
Nov	10:31 hours	10:31 hours	10:32 hours	10:32 hours	10:29 hours
Dec	10:37 hours	10:37 hours	10:37 hours	10:37 hours	10:34 hours
Average	11:06 hours	11:06 hours	11:06 hours	11:06 hours	11:06 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.