Panajachel (Lake Atitlán) weather in November

November is the handover month and regulars put the line at its start: the rains are generally done by the beginning of November, so early in the month still carries a decent chance of one and late in the month barely any. What they value is the overlap - the dry season starting while the countryside is still lush from the rains just finished. They add that it can be windy and cool, and that the town's 5,000 feet of altitude is why the temperature barely moves across the year. Our row gives 24.9C over 16.8C with 60.1mm across 9 days. The figure to check is the air at AQI 73. The record: humidity 77 percent, 9.7 hours of sun and a 9.1 kph wind.

Lake Atitlán/Panajachel forum threads describe August as a genuine mixed bag - some stretches bring very little rain for weeks, other times it rains most afternoons for an hour or two, with tropical-storm-driven multi-day rain the real exception rather than the norm. The typical daily pattern posters described: gorgeous mornings, then a chance of rain arriving after around 2pm, sometimes hard but usually brief. Crucially, several regulars pointed out it's never oppressively hot here even in the rainy season, since the lake's highland elevation keeps temperatures moderate regardless of rainfall - a rain jacket was the standard packing tip rather than heat gear.

Forum posters describe a consistent daily pattern here in February: warm enough for short sleeves and shorts by day, cooling to genuine sweater weather once the sun goes down - a real day-to-night swing typical of this lake's elevation. February sits squarely in the dry season, with posters noting humidity stays low enough that air conditioning generally isn't needed. Rain isn't common this time of year but does occasionally happen, and posters mention an occasional cold front can push daytime temperatures down enough to want a sweater even before evening. Overall, posters consistently rate February among the more comfortable, predictable months for exploring Panajachel and the villages around Lake Atitlan.