Alta Verapaz Department · Guatemala
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas travel guide
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas is a city in Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala, home to about 78,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FRS119 km · Mundo Maya International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Fray Bartolomé de las Casas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), about 119 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 138 km) is also within reach.
FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
Questions
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Fray Bartolomé de las Casas?
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Fray Bartolomé de las Casas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), about 119 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 138 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Fray Bartolomé de las Casas?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.