San Marcos Department · Guatemala
Malacatán travel guide
Malacatán is a city in San Marcos Department, Guatemala, home to about 109,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TAP36 km · Tapachula International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Malacatán
Malacatán has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 421 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 Malacatán: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tapachula International Airport (TAP), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Retalhuleu Airport (RER, 58 km) is also within reach.
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
Questions
Malacatán: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malacatán?
Malacatán has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 421 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Malacatán?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tapachula International Airport (TAP), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Retalhuleu Airport (RER, 58 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Malacatán?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near Malacatán
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.