San Rafael
in Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
14.333 and -90.517 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 14° 19' 59" and W -90° 31' 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: 12:44 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Guatemala
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:59 am and 5:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Guatemala in Central America

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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore San Rafael

San Rafael in Departamento de Guatemala is a city in Guatemala about 21 mi (or 34 km) south of Guatemala City, the country's capital.

Local time in San Rafael is now 12:44 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of San Rafael. The closest airport in Guatemala is La Aurora Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 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 81 mi (or 130 km), East.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pueblo Nuevo Vinas, San Vicente Pacaya, Villa Canales, Fraijanes and Santa Cruz Naranjo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 58 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 18% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

24°C (75 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

23°C (73 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, calm, broken clouds.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

22°C (72 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Parapente Vuelo 0004

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 25:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Walter Morales

Vuelo en Santa Elena Barillas, Domingo 22 de Marzo de 2015.


Volcan de Pacaya

Published: July 25, 2008
Length: 01:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tropicalrambler

Vista aerea del volcan de Pacaya en Guatemala. Activo.


Calderas to Guatemala City

Published: June 28, 2014
Length: 41:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: adam mclane

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

Published: November 12, 2013
Length: 28:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Eddy Vasquez

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

Published: November 05, 2007
Length: 49:02 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: saralaurel33

On a weekend trip to Antigua, Jessica and I got up close and personal with moving lava!


De Antigua a Volcan Pacaya Escuintla Video # 2 By J.P

Published: September 11, 2013
Length: 22:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Juan Pascual

UN TOUR EN ANTIGUA Y AL VOLCAN PACAYA...


2015 01 10 - LuchoOfficial the Brindle Akita - Hiking the Pacaya Volcano

Published: January 14, 2015
Length: 28:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edwin Xico

We went kiking the pacaya volcano with some friends las weekend...in this video some shots of our adventure.


Volcan de pacaya PARKOUR.wmv

Published: May 01, 2012
Length: 08:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kerwin Suruy

en la sima del volcan de pacaya..!! es una aventura Increible con una vista hermosa, la que se puede apreciar en este lugar, tanto como su biodiversidad de plantas, arboles y mas.. proximamente...


Lava on Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala

Published: July 23, 2012
Length: 01:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wildernesshikes

See more at the Wilderness Hikes blog http://wildernesshikes.blogspot.com.


Laguna Calderas

Published: May 23, 2007
Length: 51:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ricardo Arevalo

Esta vez la pasamos muy bien, lanzandonos y algunas veces colgados de los arboles, como me paso....


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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.

María Linda River

The Río María Linda is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located south of Lake Amatitlán in the department of Guatemala. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Escuintla and Santa Rosa to the Pacific Ocean. The María Linda river basin covers a territory of 2,727 km.

Located at 14.3349, -90.5113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Guatemala


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Finca San Rafael, San Rafael