Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Huehuetenango Department
This guide covers 11 destinations in Huehuetenango Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Huehuetenango, Santa Cruz Barillas and Chiantla. Across its destinations, February is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Retalhuleu Airport (RER).
- Destinations in this guide
- 11
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- February
- Main airport
- RERRetalhuleu Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Huehuetenango Department
Every destination in this guide in Huehuetenango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huehuetenango | 136,639 | 2 | RER · 91 km |
| Santa Cruz Barillas | 127,991 | RER · 148 km | |
| Chiantla | 93,780 | RER · 96 km | |
| Cuilco | 67,297 | TAP · 82 km | |
| San Pedro Soloma | 64,772 | RER · 136 km | |
| La Democracia | 61,486 | TAP · 108 km | |
| San Mateo Ixtatán | 60,203 | RER · 148 km | |
| Aguacatán | 59,638 | RER · 100 km | |
| San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán | 56,511 | TAP · 95 km | |
| Santa Eulalia | 51,910 | RER · 137 km | |
| Nentón | 51,349 | TAP · 130 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Huehuetenango Department
2 hotels in Huehuetenango Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Al Marquesote | Huehuetenango | |
| Hotel Ruinas Resort | Huehuetenango |
When to go
Best time to visit Huehuetenango Department
From the climate of 11 destinations in Huehuetenango 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 | 7 of 11 | 24 °C | 51 mm |
| February | 11 of 11 | 25 °C | 41 mm |
| March | 7 of 11 | 27 °C | 59 mm |
| April | 5 of 11 | 28 °C | 95 mm |
| May | 0 of 11 | 27 °C | 251 mm |
| June | 0 of 11 | 26 °C | 394 mm |
| July | 0 of 11 | 26 °C | 327 mm |
| August | 0 of 11 | 26 °C | 353 mm |
| September | 0 of 11 | 25 °C | 384 mm |
| October | 0 of 11 | 25 °C | 334 mm |
| November | 2 of 11 | 24 °C | 141 mm |
| December | 5 of 11 | 24 °C | 96 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 Huehuetenango Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Huehuetenango 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.
RER · Retalhuleu Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Huehuetenango 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 Huehuetenango 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.