Guatemala City
Capital of Guatemala: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala, in Guatemala. About 994,938 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Guatemala in our atlas.
It lies at 14.64° N, 90.51° W, about 1,508 m (4,948 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guatemala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Guatemala City. Green dots: other major cities of Guatemala. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Guatemala City has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 1,333 mm (52 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in GuatemalaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mixco · 10 km
- Villa Nueva · 15 km
- Villa Canales · 18 km
- Escuintla · 48 km
- Jalapa · 56 km
- Jutiapa · 78 km
- Cobán · 93 km
- Quetzaltenango · 111 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3598132 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25180112 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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