Half marathonRoad🇬🇹 Cobán, Guatemala

Cobán International Half Marathon

Sunday, 30 May 2027Estimated dateIn 7 months · Start 07:00

Central America's best-known half marathon, run for 50 editions in the cool highland town of Cobán (around 1,300 m) and finishing in the José Ángel Rossi stadium. Draws thousands of runners plus Kenyan and US professionals; entries sell out months ahead.

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Elevation gain

300 m

Hilly · ↓ 300 m

Start altitude

1,350 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

19°C

Peaks around 24°C

Entry fee

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Finishers

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typical year

Course

Point to point

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Getting thereFly into GUA (Guatemala City), about 100 km from the start

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Elevation profile

Hilly: about 300 m of climbing and 300 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

19°C

Peak during race

24°C

Humidity

74%

Chance of rain

40%

Wind

5 km/h

30 May in past years

Historical averages for 30 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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