Guatemala City, Guatemala

There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Guatemala City's numbers hold their own: a 97/100 sun score at its February peak, when rain interrupts roughly 15% of days. For a long-weekend city trip under a tropical sky, the data is a good starting point.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 22°C (November) and 28°C (April). The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 83% rain-day odds in September against 15% in February. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through February–May and July–September.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 93 for spring, 82 for summer, 84 for autumn and 96 for winter — with typical afternoons of 27°, 24°, 23° and 24°C respectively. In short: plan around winter if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into summer with managed expectations (its season score is 82). A practical compromise is September — the edge of the warm window, averaging 24°C with an 80 sun score.

Best months to visit Guatemala City

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is February at 97/100, then March at 97 and January at 96. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is June (75/100).

Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its February rain odds beat 90% of the field.

Month-by-month breakdown for Guatemala City → · More destinations for February →

Right now the 16-day outlook shows 8 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 12°C and 27°C — which is how Guatemala City earns its current 98/100 sun score.