San José
in Municipio de San José of Departamento del Petén, Guatemala
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Mundo Maya International Airport (5 mi) - Carmelita Airport (35 mi)
- Melchor de Mencos Airport (50 mi)
- Poptún Airport (56 mi)
- Rubelsanto Airport (77 mi)
- Playa Grande Airport (88 mi)
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Punta Gorda Airport (95 mi) - Independence Airport (101 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (112 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 134 mi)
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (Unesco heritage, 136 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 16.983 and -89.900 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 16° 58' 59" and W -89° 54' 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: 05:40 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 5:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring San José
San José in Municipio de San José (Departamento del Petén) with it's 1,201 residents is a town located in Guatemala about 167 mi (or 269 km) north of Guatemala City, the country's capital place.
Time in San José is now 05:40 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby San José, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Mundo Maya International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), South-East. 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 Tikal National Park in a distance of 101 mi (or 163 km), East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Andres, Flores, San Benito, San Francisco and Santa Ana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 10% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
PETEN ESPLENDIDO
Bolontiku Boutique Hotel
Hotel Quinta Maya
Casa Hunahpu
Hotel Villa Maya
Hotel Miraflores
Hotel Tayasal
Hotel Explore
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT THE PEREGRINO
Videos from this area
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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.
Motul de San José
Motul de San José is an ancient Maya site located just north of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It is a few kilometres from the modern village of San José, in Guatemala's northern department of Petén. A medium sized civic-ceremonial centre, it was an important political and economic centre during the Late Classic period (AD 650–950).
Estadio Julián Tesucún
Estadio Julián Tesucún is a multi-use stadium in San José, Guatemala. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Heredia Jaguares de Peten of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of San José.
- San Andres
- Flores
- San Benito
- San Francisco
- Santa Ana
- La Libertad
- El Chal
- Sayaxche
- Dolores
- Poptun
- San Luis
- Raxruha
- Belmopan
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- Chisec
- Playa Grande
- Punta Gorda
- Lanquin
- Cahabon
- San Pedro Carcha
- El Estor
- Coban
- Senahu
- Panzos
- San Juan Chamelco
- Livingston
- La Tinta
- Dangriga
- Tucuru
- Santa Cruz Verapaz
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
San José
