Region · Guatemala

Where to stay in Suchitepéquez Department

This guide covers 3 destinations in Suchitepéquez Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Mazatenango, Chicacao and San Antonio Suchitepéquez. Across its destinations, November to April are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Retalhuleu Airport (RER).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
1
Comfortable in the most places
November to April
Main airport
RERRetalhuleu Airport
Currency
GTQquetzal
Time zone
America/Guatemala

Destinations

Destinations in Suchitepéquez Department

Every destination in this guide in Suchitepéquez 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.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Chicacao68,2961November to AprilRER · 40 km
Mazatenango83,828November to AprilRER · 21 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez65,501November to AprilRER · 30 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Suchitepéquez Department

1 hotel in Suchitepéquez Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel Tiosh AbajChicacaohotel

When to go

Best time to visit Suchitepéquez Department

From the climate of 3 destinations in Suchitepéquez 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 April.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 322 °C7 mm
February3 of 323 °C11 mm
March3 of 324 °C25 mm
April3 of 325 °C64 mm
May0 of 325 °C226 mm
June0 of 324 °C358 mm
July0 of 323 °C205 mm
August0 of 323 °C257 mm
September0 of 323 °C336 mm
October0 of 322 °C266 mm
November3 of 322 °C75 mm
December3 of 322 °C24 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 Suchitepéquez Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Suchitepéquez 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.

medium airport · Retalhuleu

RER · Retalhuleu Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations21 km from the closest
large airport · Guatemala City

GUA · La Aurora International Airport

Named by 3 destinations86 km from the closest
medium airport · Tapachula, Mexico

TAP · Tapachula International Airport

Named by 3 destinations98 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Suchitepéquez Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Guatemala

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday4 Apr · Holy Saturday1 May · Labor Day29 Jun · Army Day15 Aug · Assumption Day15 Sept · Independence Day20 Oct · Revolution Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Suchitepéquez 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.

Guatemala travel guide · All regions of Guatemala

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.