Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Chimaltenango Department
This guide covers 6 destinations in Chimaltenango Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Chimaltenango, Tecpán Guatemala and Pochuta. Across its destinations, November to April are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to April
- Main airport
- GUALa Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Chimaltenango Department
Every destination in this guide in Chimaltenango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patzún | 71,790 | 2 | GUA · 54 km |
| Chimaltenango | 116,642 | GUA · 33 km | |
| Tecpán Guatemala | 112,864 | GUA · 55 km | |
| Pochuta | 112,139 | GUA · 60 km | |
| San Martín Jilotepeque | 94,901 | GUA · 36 km | |
| San Juan Comalapa | 60,834 | GUA · 42 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Chimaltenango Department
2 hotels in Chimaltenango Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Chimaltenango Department
From the climate of 6 destinations in Chimaltenango 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 months comfortable in the most places: November to April.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 of 6 | 23 °C | 13 mm |
| February | 6 of 6 | 24 °C | 11 mm |
| March | 6 of 6 | 26 °C | 16 mm |
| April | 6 of 6 | 26 °C | 36 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 165 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 273 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 180 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 177 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 23 °C | 251 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 23 °C | 186 mm |
| November | 6 of 6 | 23 °C | 54 mm |
| December | 6 of 6 | 23 °C | 25 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 Chimaltenango Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Chimaltenango 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
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Chimaltenango 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 Chimaltenango 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.