Region · Guatemala
Best time to visit Totonicapán Department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Totonicapán Department, a first-level administrative division of Guatemala. The largest by population are Momostenango, Totonicapán and San Francisco El Alto. Across its destinations, December 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
- 4
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to April
- Main airport
- RERRetalhuleu Airport
- Currency
- GTQquetzal
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
Destinations
Destinations in Totonicapán Department
Every destination in this guide in Totonicapán 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momostenango | 139,552 | RER · 66 km | |
| Totonicapán | 118,960 | RER · 56 km | |
| San Francisco El Alto | 65,521 | RER · 55 km | |
| Santa María Chiquimula | 58,918 | RER · 69 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Totonicapán Department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Totonicapán 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 | 4 of 4 | 22 °C | 17 mm |
| February | 4 of 4 | 23 °C | 16 mm |
| March | 4 of 4 | 24 °C | 30 mm |
| April | 4 of 4 | 25 °C | 57 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 25 °C | 200 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 24 °C | 324 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 23 °C | 201 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 23 °C | 234 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 23 °C | 298 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 22 °C | 242 mm |
| November | 2 of 4 | 22 °C | 83 mm |
| December | 4 of 4 | 22 °C | 38 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 Totonicapán Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Totonicapán 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
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
TAP · Tapachula International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Totonicapán 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 Totonicapán 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). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.