Guatemala
About 17.2M people live in Guatemala, on 108,890 km² in 22 regions; the capital is Guatemala City. The highest summit is Volcán Tajumulco (4,203 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Mar.
Guatemala at a glance
The atlas follows 16,183 places here month by month, with 30 mountains and 13 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.
Guatemala's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+503%3.1M in 1950 → 18.7M in 2025 → 24.7M in 2050Guatemala · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Guatemala
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Guatemala
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
44OctoberLa Democracia
57OctoberGuatemala City
Santa Elena
Villa Nueva
Mixco
Quetzaltenango
Jalapa
Escuintla
22 regions
Guatemala from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Guatemala
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Guatemala
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Guatemala
13 monuments and 16 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Guatemala
The ground and the sky in Guatemala
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Guatemala
1 large airports, 4 railway stations, 31 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.