Joyabaj Weather in August
Joyabaj in August
The short of it: Joyabaj in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 264 mm (10.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 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 26° · low 15° · rain 264 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Joyabaj brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 264 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 264 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 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, Joyabaj runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Comalapa, 30 km to the SSW, is 5° cooler by day.
August in Joyabaj, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 36 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComalapaChimaltenango | 30 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 261 mm |
| Tecpán GuatemalaChimaltenango | 33 km SW | 21° | 9° | 267 mm |
| ChichicastenangoQuiché | 34 km W | 23° | 11° | 276 mm |
| RabinalBaja Verapaz | 35 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 288 mm |
| San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala | 35 km SSE | 24° | 14° | 188 mm |
| ChimaltenangoChimaltenango | 37 km S | 24° | 13° | 199 mm |
| Santa Cruz del QuichéQuiché | 38 km W | 23° | 11° | 255 mm |
| El TejarChimaltenango | 39 km S | 24° | 13° | 205 mm |