Sololá Department · Guatemala
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan travel guide
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a city in Sololá Department, Guatemala, home to about 61,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- RER47 km · Retalhuleu Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan are November to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 358 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 Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Retalhuleu Airport (RER), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 93 km) and Tapachula International Airport (TAP, 108 km) are also within reach.
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
Questions
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan are November to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 358 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Retalhuleu Airport (RER), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 93 km) and Tapachula International Airport (TAP, 108 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan?
quetzal (GTQ).
Nearby
Destinations near Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
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.