Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Chiquimula Department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Chiquimula Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Chiquimula, Jocotán and Camotán. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ilopango International Airport (ILS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to February
- Main airport
- ILSIlopango International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Chiquimula Department
Every destination in this guide in Chiquimula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiquimula | 79,815 | 1 | GUA · 109 km |
| Esquipulas | 56,253 | 1 | ILS · 102 km |
| Jocotán | 75,578 | GUA · 126 km | |
| Camotán | 61,958 | ILS · 127 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Chiquimula Department
2 hotels in Chiquimula Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Caporal Hotel | Chiquimula | |
| Hotel El Gran Chortí | Esquipulas |
When to go
Best time to visit Chiquimula Department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Chiquimula 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 February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 of 4 | 26 °C | 25 mm |
| February | 4 of 4 | 27 °C | 16 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 23 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 31 °C | 39 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 162 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 252 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 199 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 205 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 28 °C | 245 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 27 °C | 154 mm |
| November | 4 of 4 | 26 °C | 54 mm |
| December | 4 of 4 | 25 °C | 35 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 Chiquimula Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Chiquimula 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.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Good to know
Public holidays in Chiquimula 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 Chiquimula 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.