Two numbers decide a day at Tikal: whether the sky will be clear at sunrise, and how hot the plazas will feel at midday. This page takes a 7-day forecast for Tikal National Park and pulls out exactly those, next to the time of sunrise and the chance of rain in the afternoon.
The week at Tikal
Pulled Sep 24, 2026 at 20:48 Guatemala time from Open-Meteo forecast API.
| Day | Sunrise | Cloud cover, 5–6 AM | Rain chance, 5–7 AM | Temp, 5–6 AM | Feels like, 11am–3pm | Rain chance noon–6pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Sep 25 | 05:48 | 100% | 31% | 23°C (73°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 92% |
| Sat Sep 26 | 05:48 | 100% | 9% | 23°C (73°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 78% |
| Sun Sep 27 | 05:48 | 100% | 1% | 23°C (73°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 87% |
| Mon Sep 28 | 05:48 | 100% | 2% | 23°C (73°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 79% |
| Tue Sep 29 | 05:48 | 100% | 2% | 22°C (72°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 76% |
| Wed Sep 30 | 05:48 | 100% | 6% | 22°C (72°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 67% |
Model point 17.2167, -89.6167 (Tikal National Park coordinates in the UNESCO World Heritage List); the forecast model downscales to 264 m there. A forecast, not a measurement. Temperatures in °C (°F), wind in km/h (mph); hours are Guatemala time.
How to read it. Cloud cover, 5-6 AM is the forecast share of the sky under cloud at 5:00 and 6:00, the higher of the two. Rain chance, 5-7 AM is the highest hourly probability of more than 0.1 mm of rain between 5 and 7 AM. Feels like, 11 AM-3 PM is the highest apparent temperature in those hours: in Open-Meteo’s definition, the perceived temperature combining wind chill, humidity and sunshine. Rain chance, noon-6 PM is the highest hourly probability in the afternoon.
Using it to plan the visit
- Sunrise tour: the dawn columns are the ones to watch. A Tikal sunrise tour is priced and timed around this hour; the exact sunrise time for each day of the week is also in sunrise and sunset times in Guatemala.
- Heat: the feels-like column gives the hottest part of the middle of the day. If it is high, plan the climbs and the open plazas for the early morning and carry water.
- Afternoon rain: the last column shows the afternoon rain chance.
- Getting there: from Flores, see Flores to Tikal and Flores airport to Tikal; from Antigua or Guatemala City, Antigua to Flores and Tikal and Guatemala City to Flores and Tikal.
For month-by-month averages at Tikal (highs, lows and each month’s share of the year’s rain), see the best time to visit Guatemala, month by month.
Where the forecast comes from
The table is built from the Open-Meteo forecast API (best-match model blend), read once a day by our data pipeline for a fixed point at the coordinates UNESCO lists for Tikal National Park. The stamp above the table shows when the forecast was read. If a day’s read fails, the previous file stays in place: the page keeps showing that forecast, drops any days that have already passed when the page is rebuilt, and the stamp turns red once the forecast is more than 26 hours old. Guatemala’s official weather service is INSIVUMEH; official alerts are gathered on Guatemala weather alerts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the weather at Tikal this week?
The table on this page is a 7-day forecast for Tikal National Park from the Open-Meteo forecast service, read once a day. For each day it shows sunrise, the forecast cloud cover at 5 and 6 AM, the rain chance from 5 to 7 AM, the temperature at dawn, the highest feels-like temperature between 11 AM and 3 PM, and the afternoon rain chance.
Will I see the sunrise at Tikal?
Look at the cloud-cover column for your day: it is the forecast share of the sky covered by cloud at 5 and 6 AM, the highest of the two. A forecast near 100% means a sky the model expects to be overcast at dawn. It is a model estimate for the park as a whole, not a promise about the view from one temple.
How hot is Tikal at midday?
The feels-like column is Open-Meteo’s apparent temperature, which combines air temperature, humidity, wind chill and sunshine, taken as the highest value between 11 AM and 3 PM. Over 1996-2025 Tikal’s average daily high ran from 27 °C in December and January to 34 °C in April and May in Open-Meteo’s reanalysis data.
Is the forecast for Tikal or for Flores?
For Tikal: the point is the park coordinates in UNESCO’s World Heritage listing (17°13’ N, 89°37’ W), and the forecast model reports its terrain height there as about 260 m. Flores, 63 km away by the Ministry of Culture’s count, has its own forecast in our national weather data.
