Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Escuintla Department
This guide covers 6 destinations in Escuintla Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Escuintla, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Nueva Concepción. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 2
- Main airport
- GUALa Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Escuintla Department
Every destination in this guide in Escuintla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 68,331 | 1 | GUA · 80 km |
| La Gomera | 53,211 | 1 | GUA · 79 km |
| Escuintla | 170,280 | GUA · 42 km | |
| Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | 127,683 | GUA · 60 km | |
| Nueva Concepción | 82,216 | RER · 56 km | |
| Tiquisate | 63,971 | RER · 44 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Escuintla Department
2 hotels in Escuintla 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 Escuintla Department
From the climate of 6 destinations in Escuintla 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. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 4 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 34 °C | 7 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 35 °C | 29 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 34 °C | 86 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 34 °C | 324 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 418 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 287 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 379 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 440 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 490 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 106 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 15 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 Escuintla Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Escuintla 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 Escuintla 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 Escuintla 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.