Izabal Department · Guatemala

Morales travel guide

Morales is a city in Izabal Department, Guatemala, home to about 107,000 people.

Best months
February
Nearest airport
PBR40 km · Puerto Barrios Airport
Currency
GTQquetzal
Time zone
America/Guatemala
Language
Spanish

Where to stay

Hotels in Morales

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Banana Palms Hotelhotel24.8 km

When to go

The best time to visit Morales

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Morales are February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 293 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec293 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 Morales: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP, 98 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 129 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport

39.8 km from the centreICAO MGPB
large airport

SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport

98.4 km from the centreICAO MHLM
medium airport

PLJ · Placencia Airport

129.0 km from the centreICAO MZPL

Questions

Morales: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Morales?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Morales are February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 293 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Morales?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP, 98 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 129 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Morales?

quetzal (GTQ).

Nearby

Destinations near Morales

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.