San Marcos Department · Guatemala
San Miguel Ixtahuacán travel guide
San Miguel Ixtahuacán is a city in San Marcos Department, Guatemala, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- RER81 km · Retalhuleu Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit San Miguel Ixtahuacán
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Miguel Ixtahuacán are November to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 196 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 San Miguel Ixtahuacán: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Retalhuleu Airport (RER), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tapachula International Airport (TAP, 84 km) is also within reach.
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
Questions
San Miguel Ixtahuacán: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Miguel Ixtahuacán?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Miguel Ixtahuacán are November to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 196 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to San Miguel Ixtahuacán?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Retalhuleu Airport (RER), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tapachula International Airport (TAP, 84 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in San Miguel Ixtahuacán?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near San Miguel Ixtahuacán
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.