Region · Guatemala
Where to stay in Quiché Department
This guide covers 8 destinations in Quiché Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Chichicastenango, Ixcán and Joyabaj. Across its destinations, December 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
- 8
- Places to stay
- 1
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to April
- Main airport
- GUALa Aurora International Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Quiché Department
Every destination in this guide in Quiché 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichicastenango | 150,932 | 1 | GUA · 75 km |
| Ixcán | 109,372 | FRS · 142 km | |
| Joyabaj | 107,634 | GUA · 55 km | |
| Santa Cruz del Quiché | 99,479 | RER · 76 km | |
| Santa María Nebaj | 77,377 | GUA · 113 km | |
| Uspantán | 74,244 | GUA · 92 km | |
| Sacapulas | 55,398 | GUA · 99 km | |
| Chajul | 52,019 | GUA · 114 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Quiché Department
1 hotel in Quiché Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Museo Mayan Inn | Chichicastenango |
When to go
Best time to visit Quiché Department
From the climate of 8 destinations in Quiché 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: December to April.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 of 8 | 22 °C | 27 mm |
| February | 7 of 8 | 23 °C | 22 mm |
| March | 7 of 8 | 24 °C | 34 mm |
| April | 7 of 8 | 25 °C | 51 mm |
| May | 0 of 8 | 25 °C | 174 mm |
| June | 0 of 8 | 24 °C | 290 mm |
| July | 0 of 8 | 23 °C | 196 mm |
| August | 0 of 8 | 23 °C | 210 mm |
| September | 0 of 8 | 23 °C | 259 mm |
| October | 0 of 8 | 22 °C | 218 mm |
| November | 2 of 8 | 22 °C | 91 mm |
| December | 6 of 8 | 22 °C | 52 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 Quiché Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Quiché 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
FRS · Mundo Maya International Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Quiché 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 Quiché 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.