Amatitlán Weather in August
Amatitlán in August
The short of it: Amatitlán in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 208 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 208 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & January
August in Amatitlán brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 16°, with about 208 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 208 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 36 min in mid-August, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and January.
Against its neighbours, Amatitlán runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Villa Nueva, 8 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Amatitlán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa NuevaGuatemala | 8 km NE | 27° | 16° | 196 mm |
| PetapaGuatemala | 8 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 199 mm |
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 8 km WNW | 19° | 9° | 243 mm |
| PalínEscuintla | 11 km SW | 27° | 17° | 261 mm |
| Villa CanalesGuatemala | 11 km E | 26° | 16° | 206 mm |
| Santa Lucía Milpas AltasSacatepéquez | 12 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 216 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 14 km NW | 25° | 14° | 187 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 15 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 196 mm |