When to go · Guatemala
Guatemala in August
Mixed month. Rain and holiday crowds; landslide risk on mountain roads.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guatemala
- Prices
- Medium
- Guatemala
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Guatemala
Rain and holiday crowds; landslide risk on mountain roads.
Weather in August
- Highlands · Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Quetzaltenango, Chichicastenangorainy
Spring-like days (22–26 °C) and cold nights, near freezing on Acatenango's summit. Rains most afternoons May–Oct with a drier spell (canícula) in July–August.
- Petén lowlands · Flores, Tikal, Yaxhárainy
Hot and humid all year; April–May reach 35 °C+; the rains turn tracks to mud.
- Caribbean and Verapaz · Río Dulce, Livingston, Semuc Champeyrainy
Wet much of the year; Semuc's pools turn brown after heavy rain.
- Pacific coast · Monterrico, El Paredónrainy
Hot black-sand beaches; turtle nesting Jul–Dec.
- Antigua Guatemala24° / 13°, 18 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Virgin of the Assumption (Guatemala City)
15 Aug
Holiday in the capital only.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guatemala
- Medium
- Prices · Guatemala
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast