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San Juan Chamelco

Coordinates: 15°25′32.430″N 90°19′34.626″W / 15.42567500°N 90.32628500°W / 15.42567500; -90.32628500
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San Juan Chamelco
Municipality
San Juan Chamelco is located in Guatemala
San Juan Chamelco
San Juan Chamelco
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°25′32.430″N 90°19′34.626″W / 15.42567500°N 90.32628500°W / 15.42567500; -90.32628500
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz
MunicipalitySan Juan Chamelco
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Area
 • Total228 km2 (88 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Total57,456
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Q'eqchi' Ladino
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateCfb

San Juan Chamelco is a town, with a population of 13,264 (2018 census),[2] and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality is situated at 1350 metres above sea level and covers an area of 228 km2. The annual festival is on June 24.

Climate

San Juan Chamelco has temperate climate (Köppen: Cfb).

Climate data for San Juan Chamelco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
22.4
(72.3)
23.8
(74.8)
24.4
(75.9)
24.6
(76.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.1
(73.6)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
22.7
(72.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.2
(70.2)
23.0
(73.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
16.6
(61.9)
17.8
(64.0)
18.8
(65.8)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.1
(66.4)
19.2
(66.6)
19.2
(66.6)
18.4
(65.1)
17.2
(63.0)
16.4
(61.5)
18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)
10.9
(51.6)
11.9
(53.4)
13.3
(55.9)
14.6
(58.3)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.9
(58.8)
14.9
(58.8)
14.1
(57.4)
12.8
(55.0)
11.6
(52.9)
13.3
(56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105
(4.1)
72
(2.8)
91
(3.6)
83
(3.3)
158
(6.2)
286
(11.3)
254
(10.0)
240
(9.4)
300
(11.8)
283
(11.1)
193
(7.6)
116
(4.6)
2,181
(85.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Geographic location

San Juan Chamelco is surrounded by Alta Verapaz Department municipalities.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  3. ^ "Climate: San Juan Chamelco". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.