Hagåtña
Capital of Guam: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Hagatna from Fort Santa Agueda: Abasaa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Hagåtña is the capital of Guam, in Hagatna. About 1,051 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Guam in our atlas.
It lies at 13.48° N, 144.75° E, about 3 m (10 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Guam time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Hagåtña. Green dots: other major cities of Guam. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hagåtña has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 27°C (80°F). Around 1,607 mm (63 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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 GuamNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 4044012 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q30988 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Hagatna from Fort Santa Agueda: Abasaa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Chocolate House in Hagatna: Abasaa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- San Antonio Bridge (Hagåtña, Guam) - DSC01338: Daderot, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Another shot of the Guam Museum (49332191502): Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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