Guatemala: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Guatemala uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 120 V at 60 Hz.

At 120 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

Q Guatemalan Quetzal GTQ

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 7.68 GTQ (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 45 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Guatemala are about 45% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Spanishofficial88%

Also official in some regions: cak, Kʼicheʼ, ixl, caa, quv, usp, xin.

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC−6

Guatemala is on UTC−6, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Guatemala drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.