San Carlos
in Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala
-
La Aurora Airport (13 mi) - San José Airport (37 mi)
- Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (58 mi)
- Chiquimula Airport (70 mi)
- Quezaltenango Airport (71 mi)
- Coban Airport (74 mi)
- Retalhuleu Airport (77 mi)
- Huehuetenango Airport (88 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
-
Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 117 mi) - Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.400 and -90.550 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 23' 59" and W -90° 33' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Quetzal - GTQ
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:01 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 6:18 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Guatemala.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Guatemala. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Delve into San Carlos
San Carlos in Departamento de Guatemala is located in Guatemala about 17 mi (or 27 km) south of Guatemala City, the country's capital town.
Current time in San Carlos is now 12:01 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports close to San Carlos. The closest airport in Guatemala is La Aurora Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Guatemala is Antigua Guatemala in a distance of 82 mi (or 132 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Villa Canales, San Vicente Pacaya, Petapa, Amatitlan and Fraijanes. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Casa Imperial Guatemala
Kawilal Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Volcan Pacaya I (Antigua, Guatemala)
Flowing lava at Volcan (volcano) Pacaya in Guatemala, after a bus ride from Antigua and guided tour. To get there, we hiked a mountain, fairly easy climb, walking about 40-50 minutes, crossed...
Parapente Vuelo 0004
Vuelo en Santa Elena Barillas, Domingo 22 de Marzo de 2015.
Volcan de Pacaya
Vista aerea del volcan de Pacaya en Guatemala. Activo.
Lago de Amatitlán, el jardín tracero de nuestra ciudad de Guatemala
Con música de Alux Nahual El Gigante del Jardin (De Atras) y realizado en OpenShot software 100% open source, video grabado con la camara gopro 3.
Veleando el Sunfish en Amatitlán
Lago de Amatitlán, Guatemala, en Semana Santa. Velero Sunfish con mástil de madera. Auto Suzuki SJ 413 JX LWB para jalarlo. Al final dimos vuelta!
SX HIT 2 Endurocross Guatemala
SEGUNDO HIT Super Expertos EnduroXguate: 1er lugar: Diego Ordoñez (experto TRIAL) 2do lugar: Jorge Alvarez (experto ENDURO) 3er lugar: Fabián Rodríguez (experto MOTOCROSS) ...
First-person of ride in triciclo taxi. Amatitlan, Guatemala
I had never felt anything quite like it. Municipio de Amatitlan, Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala.
Calderas to Guatemala City
I used the suction cup mount to stick my GoPro to the front of our bus... and well, what happened was pretty cool. This is the drive from Volcán de Pacaya y Laguna de Calderas to Guatemala City.
Cumbre1 Volcan de Pacaya
Ascenso en solitario al Volcán de Pacaya, Escuintla, Guatemala. 2552 Metros sobre el nivel del mar. CsdJoes "Club Social y Deportivo Dog Joes"
Volcan Pacaya Lava
On a weekend trip to Antigua, Jessica and I got up close and personal with moving lava!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Laguna de Calderas
Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano. The lake has a surface area of 11 ha and is situated at an altitude of 1778 m.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of San Carlos.
- Villa Canales
- San Vicente Pacaya
- Petapa
- Amatitlan
- Fraijanes
- Villa Nueva
- Palin
- Santa Catarina Pinula
- Santa Cruz Naranjo
- Pueblo Nuevo Vinas
- Magdalena Milpas Altas
- Guanagazapa
- San Jose Pinula
- Barberena
- Santa Maria de Jesus
- Santa Lucia Milpas Altas
- San Lucas Sacatepequez
- Mixco
- Guatemala City
- San Bartolome Milpas Altas
- Ciudad Vieja
- Antigua Guatemala
- Escuintla
- Santa Rosa de Lima
- San Antonio Aguas Calientes
- Jocotenango
- Santiago Sacatepequez
- Alotenango
- San Miguel Duenas
- Cuilapa