Chiantla Weather in August
Chiantla in August
The short of it: Chiantla in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 182 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 182 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chiantla an average August high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 182 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 182 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-August, 19 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chiantla runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Huehuetenango, 4 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Chiantla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuehuetenangoHuehuetenango | 4 km SSW | 25° | 13° | 166 mm |
| NebajQuiché | 34 km E | 23° | 11° | 233 mm |
| SolomaHuehuetenango | 34 km N | 22° | 10° | 220 mm |
| MomostenangoTotonicapán | 35 km S | 23° | 11° | 206 mm |
| CabricánQuetzaltenango | 37 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 209 mm |
| Concepción HuistaHuehuetenango | 37 km NW | 22° | 11° | 206 mm |
| Santa María ChiquimulaTotonicapán | 39 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 233 mm |
| HuitánQuetzaltenango | 39 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 209 mm |