Guatemala City
Ciudad de Guatemala
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About
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America. The city is located in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita in the south-central part of the country.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guatemala City, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
The next week in Guatemala City
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
Clear
29° / 17°
UV Very high
Sat
Clear
31° / 17°
UV Very high
Sun
Showers
30° / 17°
3.9 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Showers
28° / 18°
4.5 mm
UV Very high
Tue
Drizzle
28° / 17°
0.6 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Drizzle
27° / 17°
3.9 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
05:34 – 18:22local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Guatemala City
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is La Aurora International Airport (GUA) at 7 km.
Getting around Guatemala City
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.