Antigua Guatemala
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About
Antigua Guatemala, commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced architecture and layout dating from that period. Antigua Guatemala serves as the capital of the homonymous municipality and the Sacatepéquez Department.
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The next week in Antigua Guatemala
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
29° / 14°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
28° / 14°
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
27° / 14°
5.1 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Showers
27° / 15°
4.4 mm
UV Very high
Tue
Drizzle
29° / 15°
2.7 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Drizzle
27° / 15°
6.0 mm
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
35° / 15°
Typical high / low
5 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.8h
05:35 – 18:22local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Antigua Guatemala
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA) at 22 km.
Getting around Antigua Guatemala
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
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- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.