Rabinal Weather in August
Rabinal in August
The short of it: Rabinal in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 288 mm (11.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 288 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Rabinal an average August high of 28°, a low of 18° and some 288 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 288 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 linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Rabinal runs about middling and drier than most in August. San Miguel Chicaj, 11 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Rabinal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel ChicajBaja Verapaz | 11 km E | 29° | 19° | 299 mm |
| CubulcoBaja Verapaz | 15 km W | 28° | 17° | 316 mm |
| SalamáBaja Verapaz | 19 km E | 30° | 19° | 302 mm |
| San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz | 31 km N | 26° | 15° | 282 mm |
| San Pedro AyampucGuatemala | 34 km S | 28° | 18° | 208 mm |
| JoyabajQuiché | 35 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 264 mm |
| San Juan ChamelcoAlta Verapaz | 42 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 280 mm |
| ChinautlaGuatemala | 43 km S | 26° | 16° | 190 mm |