When to go · Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango in April
Great month. Inside Quetzaltenango's best window: Nov–Apr (dry, clear volcano views).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C73°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Guatemala overall
- Prices
- High
- Guatemala overall
Verdict
Inside Quetzaltenango's best window: Nov–Apr (dry, clear volcano views).
Weather in April
- QuetzaltenangoHighs around 23 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 73 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Highlands, Guatemala · Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Quetzaltenango, Chichicastenangobest weather
Spring-like days (22–26 °C) and cold nights, near freezing on Acatenango's summit. Rains most afternoons May–Oct with a drier spell (canícula) in July–August.Spring-like days (72–79 °F) and cold nights, near freezing on Acatenango's summit. Rains most afternoons May–Oct with a drier spell (canícula) in July–August.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Semana Santa big impact
Mar–Apr (check) · Guatemala
Antigua's processions and sawdust carpets; rooms book out months ahead; Thu–Fri shut.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guatemala overall
- High
- Prices · Guatemala overall
- High
Guatemala overall: Semana Santa if late: Antigua sells out; Petén very hot; hazy skies from field burning.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings