Germany checks motorhomes on A31 and A30 · VanLife Weekly #29
On 27 July Germany checks motorhomes and trailers on the A31 and A30. Also: a diesel tax in Finland has left motorhomes parked up for most of the year.
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District seat · Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
VanSky index for Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala — 81 out of 100 (Ideal). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
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Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala — VanSky 81 out of 100. Ideal conditions for travel. Ranked #63 of 140 cities in the country (as of 26 July 2026). Temperature 22°C, wind 15 km/h. Solar panels yield 1.8 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
How it's calculated:
Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
Tecpán Guatemala ranks 94 of 140 cities. Country average VanSky — 63.
Updated: 25.07.2026
Gasolina Regular
$1.39 /l
GTQ10.59 · €1.22/l
67 of 140
cheaper than 53% of countries
Diésel
$1.46 /l
GTQ11.17 · €1.29/l
69 of 141
cheaper than 52% of countries
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