Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Izabal Department
This guide covers 5 destinations in Izabal Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 9 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Puerto Barrios, Morales and El Estor. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 9
- Comfortable in the most places
- January and February
- Main airport
- PBRPuerto Barrios Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Izabal Department
Every destination in this guide in Izabal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 80,249 | 5 | PBR · 21 km |
| Puerto Barrios | 110,846 | 2 | PBR · 2 km |
| Morales | 107,400 | 1 | PBR · 40 km |
| Los Amates | 65,475 | 1 | PBR · 76 km |
| El Estor | 82,491 | PBR · 85 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Izabal Department
9 hotels in Izabal Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Amatique Bay Hotel | Puerto Barrios | |
| Banana Palms Hotel | Morales | |
| Casa de la Iguana | Livingston | |
| Finca Tatin | Livingston | |
| GBoutique Hotel | Los Amates | |
| Hotel Puerto Libre | Puerto Barrios | |
| Hotel Salvador Gaviota | Livingston | |
| Posada El Delfin | Livingston | |
| Villa Caribe | Livingston |
When to go
Best time to visit Izabal Department
From the climate of 5 destinations in Izabal 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: January and February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 of 5 | 28 °C | 131 mm |
| February | 1 of 5 | 30 °C | 69 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 81 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 85 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 208 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 293 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 360 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 365 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 310 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 305 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 225 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 139 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 Izabal Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Izabal 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.
PBR · Puerto Barrios Airport
SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
PLJ · Placencia Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Izabal 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 Izabal 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.