Alta Verapaz Department · Guatemala
San Pedro Carchá travel guide
San Pedro Carchá is a city in Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala, home to about 255,000 people.
- Best months
- February and March
- Nearest airport
- GUA102 km · La Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
About
About San Pedro Carchá
San Pedro Carchá, usually referred to as Carchá, is a town and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality covers an area of 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) and is situated at 1,282 m above sea level.
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When to go
The best time to visit San Pedro Carchá
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Pedro Carchá are February and March. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 335 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 Pedro Carchá: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Aurora International Airport (GUA), about 102 km from the city centre in a straight line.
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
Questions
San Pedro Carchá: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Pedro Carchá?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Pedro Carchá are February and March. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 335 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to San Pedro Carchá?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is La Aurora International Airport (GUA), about 102 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in San Pedro Carchá?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near San Pedro Carchá
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.