Lake Atitlán · Month comparison

November vs March

November ranks #1 overall vs March at #2. Dry season returns — Día de los Muertos (1-2 Nov) plus Sumpango giant kite festival.

Giant kites at Sumpango Day of the Dead festival

November

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Dry season returns — Día de los Muertos (1-2 Nov) plus Sumpango giant kite festival.

  • ↑Día de los Muertos (1-2 Nov) — Santiago cemetery fully decorated
  • ↑Sumpango/Santiago Sacatepéquez Giant Kite Festival (1 Nov, day-trip from Atitlán)
Semana Santa procession in Santiago Atitlán

March

#2 of 12 months

Best match

Warmest dry month — Semana Santa often falls here, Santiago becomes pilgrimage central.

  • ↑Semana Santa (variable, mostly late Mar/early Apr) — Santiago Atitlán cofradía processions
  • ↑Maximón (the cigar-smoking, rum-drinking folk saint) at his most active
FactorNovemberMarch
Weather score
9
9
Value score
6
5
Crowd score
7
5
Events score
9
8
Atmosphere
10
10
Avg high temp23°C25°C
Monthly rain30mm15mm
Daily sunshine8hrs9hrs

November trade-offs

  • ↓Rates climb sharply through the month as dry season begins
  • ↓Cool nights returning (11°C) — pack a sweater

March trade-offs

  • ↓Semana Santa pricing 2-3x normal at Panajachel hotels
  • ↓Visibility starts dropping in late month — pre-monsoon haze
See all 12 months for Lake Atitlán →November in detail →March in detail →
Scores compare months within Lake Atitlán. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →