Jutiapa Department · Guatemala

Jutiapa travel guide

Jutiapa is a city in Jutiapa Department, Guatemala, home to about 167,000 people.

Best months
November to January
Nearest airport
GUA75 km · La Aurora International Airport
Currency
GTQquetzal
Time zone
America/Guatemala
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Jutiapa

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jutiapa are November to January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 261 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec261 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Jutiapa: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Aurora International Airport (GUA), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 107 km) and El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 131 km) are also within reach.

large airport

GUA · La Aurora International Airport

75.3 km from the centreICAO MGGT
medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

106.5 km from the centreICAO MSSS
large airport

SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez

130.8 km from the centreICAO MSLP

Questions

Jutiapa: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Jutiapa?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jutiapa are November to January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 261 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Jutiapa?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Aurora International Airport (GUA), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 107 km) and El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 131 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Jutiapa?

quetzal (GTQ).

Nearby

Destinations near Jutiapa

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.