Petén Department · Guatemala
Poptún travel guide
Poptún is a city in Petén Department, Guatemala, home to about 69,000 people.
- Best months
- February
- Nearest airport
- FRS81 km · Mundo Maya International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Poptún
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Poptún are February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 449 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 Poptún: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 111 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 116 km) are also within reach.
FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
PLJ · Placencia Airport
Questions
Poptún: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Poptún?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Poptún are February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 449 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Poptún?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR, 111 km) and Placencia Airport (PLJ, 116 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Poptún?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near Poptún
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.