Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Alta Verapaz Department
This guide covers 10 destinations in Alta Verapaz Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are San Pedro Carchá, Cobán and Senahú. Across its destinations, February is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 6
- Comfortable in the most places
- February
- Main airport
- GUALa Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Alta Verapaz Department
Every destination in this guide in Alta Verapaz Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa María Cahabón | 70,321 | 3 | PBR · 132 km |
| Cobán | 228,664 | 2 | GUA · 102 km |
| San Cristóbal Verapaz | 80,613 | 1 | GUA · 87 km |
| San Pedro Carchá | 255,006 | GUA · 102 km | |
| Senahú | 98,703 | GUA · 120 km | |
| Panzós | 81,063 | PBR · 119 km | |
| Fray Bartolomé de las Casas | 77,896 | FRS · 119 km | |
| Chisec | 69,325 | FRS · 132 km | |
| San Juan Chamelco | 61,634 | GUA · 96 km | |
| Tucurú | 50,971 | GUA · 94 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Alta Verapaz Department
6 hotels in Alta Verapaz Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hostal Oasis The Traveler | Santa María Cahabón | |
| Hostal Portal de Champey | Santa María Cahabón | |
| Hotel Casa Gaia | Cobán | |
| Hotel Don Juan Matalbatz | Cobán | |
| Park Hotel | San Cristóbal Verapaz | |
| Vinas Hotel | Santa María Cahabón |
When to go
Best time to visit Alta Verapaz Department
From the climate of 10 destinations in Alta Verapaz Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 10 | 25 °C | 90 mm |
| February | 7 of 10 | 26 °C | 62 mm |
| March | 5 of 10 | 28 °C | 75 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 29 °C | 94 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 29 °C | 258 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 28 °C | 385 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 27 °C | 356 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 28 °C | 344 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 27 °C | 365 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 26 °C | 314 mm |
| November | 0 of 10 | 25 °C | 188 mm |
| December | 0 of 10 | 25 °C | 113 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Alta Verapaz Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Alta Verapaz Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Alta Verapaz Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Guatemala
Nearby
Regions near Alta Verapaz Department
Other regions of Guatemala with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.