Palín Weather in August
Palín in August
The short of it: Palín in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 261 mm (10.3 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 27° · low 17° · rain 261 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & January
Thirty years of records give Palín an average August high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 261 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 261 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, Palín runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Santa María de Jesús, 10 km to the N, is 8° cooler by day.
August in Palín, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 40 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 10 km N | 19° | 9° | 243 mm |
| AmatitlánGuatemala | 11 km NE | 26° | 16° | 208 mm |
| AlotenangoSacatepéquez | 15 km NW | 26° | 15° | 228 mm |
| EscuintlaEscuintla | 15 km SW | 32° | 22° | 349 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 15 km NNW | 25° | 14° | 196 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 17 km NNW | 25° | 14° | 187 mm |
| Villa NuevaGuatemala | 18 km NE | 27° | 16° | 196 mm |
| PetapaGuatemala | 18 km NE | 27° | 17° | 199 mm |