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The city has a [[Oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb''), with warm summers and mild winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/guatemala/huenuetenango/huehuetenango-53821/|title=Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>{{Weather box |
The city has a [[Oceanic climate|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb''), with warm summers and mild winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/guatemala/huenuetenango/huehuetenango-53821/|title=Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> |
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| location = Huehuetenango ([[Huehuetenango Airport]]) (1991–2020) |
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| Jan record high C = 31.0 |
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| Feb record high C = 33.2 |
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| Mar record high C = 33.8 |
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| Apr record high C = 34.6 |
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| May record high C = 31.7 |
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| Jun record high C = 30.0 |
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| Jul record high C = 34.2 |
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| Aug record high C = 29.8 |
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| Sep record high C = 29.0 |
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| Oct record high C = 28.6 |
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| Nov record high C = 29.6 |
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| Dec record high C = 30.2 |
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| year record high C = 34.6 |
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| Jan high C = 24.6 |
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| Feb high C = 26.1 |
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| Mar high C = 27.5 |
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| Apr high C = 28.1 |
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| May high C = 26.9 |
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| Jun high C = 25.3 |
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| Jul high C = 25.0 |
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| Aug high C = 25.5 |
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| Sep high C = 25.0 |
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| Oct high C = 24.4 |
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| Nov high C = 23.9 |
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| Dec high C = 24.1 |
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| year high C = 25.5 |
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| Jan mean C = 16.7 |
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| Feb mean C = 17.8 |
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| Mar mean C = 19.1 |
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| Apr mean C = 20.2 |
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| May mean C = 19.9 |
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| Jun mean C = 19.3 |
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| Jul mean C = 19.2 |
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| Aug mean C = 19.2 |
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| Sep mean C = 19.1 |
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| Oct mean C = 18.4 |
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| Nov mean C = 17.4 |
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| Dec mean C = 16.8 |
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|Jan |
| Jan low C = 8.7 |
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|Feb |
| Feb low C = 9.0 |
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|Mar |
| Mar low C = 10.2 |
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|Apr |
| Apr low C = 11.7 |
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|May |
| May low C = 13.5 |
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|Jun |
| Jun low C = 14.1 |
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|Jul |
| Jul low C = 13.2 |
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|Aug |
| Aug low C = 13.3 |
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|Sep |
| Sep low C = 14.0 |
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|Oct |
| Oct low C = 13.4 |
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|Nov |
| Nov low C = 11.2 |
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|Dec |
| Dec low C = 9.4 |
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| year low C = 11.8 |
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| Jan record low C = -3.2 |
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|source = [https://archive.today/20190215214723/https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/guatemala/huenuetenango/huehuetenango-53821/ Climate-data.org] |
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| Feb record low C = -0.7 |
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| Mar record low C = 3.3 |
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| Apr record low C = 4.5 |
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| May record low C = 7.1 |
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| Jun record low C = 9.1 |
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| Jul record low C = 7.6 |
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| Aug record low C = 7.9 |
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| Sep record low C = 8.6 |
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| Oct record low C = 6.0 |
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| Nov record low C = 3.5 |
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| Dec record low C = 1.0 |
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| year record low C = -3.2 |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 4.6 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 3.7 |
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| Mar precipitation mm = 17.4 |
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| Apr precipitation mm = 56.8 |
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| May precipitation mm = 131.0 |
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| Jun precipitation mm = 216.0 |
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| Jul precipitation mm = 94.2 |
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| Aug precipitation mm = 133.1 |
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| Sep precipitation mm = 231.4 |
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| Oct precipitation mm = 129.6 |
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| Nov precipitation mm = 29.1 |
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| Dec precipitation mm = 8.7 |
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| year precipitation mm = 1055.6 |
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| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
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| Jan precipitation days = 0.5 |
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| Feb precipitation days = 0.6 |
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| Mar precipitation days = 1.8 |
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| Apr precipitation days = 6.1 |
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| May precipitation days = 12.4 |
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| Jun precipitation days = 18.0 |
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| Jul precipitation days = 10.1 |
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| Aug precipitation days = 11.9 |
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| Sep precipitation days = 18.3 |
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| Oct precipitation days = 12.4 |
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| Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |
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| Dec precipitation days = 1.0 |
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| year precipitation days = 96.4 |
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| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |
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|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/Guatemala/CSV/Huehuetenango_78627.csv |
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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango |
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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|access-date = February 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:34, 2 February 2024
Huehuetenango
Xinabahul | |
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Municipality | |
 The city center of Huehuetenango | |
| Nickname: Huehue | |
  Huehuetenango Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′53″N 91°28′34″W / 15.31472°N 91.47611°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Huehuetenango |
| Municipality | Huehuetenango |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Geronimo Martinez[1] (Lidet) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,901 m (6,237 ft) |
| Population (census 2018)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 117,818 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 117,818 |
| • Ethnicities | Mam Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Cwb |
Huehuetenango ([weweteˈnaŋɡo]) is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated 269 kilometres (167 mi) from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highway before the Mexican border at La Mesilla. Its primary export is coffee.
Overview
 | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
Huehuetenango (originally called Xinabajul in the Mam language) was already a Maya settlement before the Spanish conquest of the fortified city of Zaculeu, which was the Pre-Columbian capital of the Mam kingdom situated just a few kilometers from Xinabahul. 'Huehuetenango' means place of the ancients (or ancestors) in Nahuatl, which is the name Gonzalo de Alvarado adopted from his Nahua allies when Zaculeu and Xinabahul were conquered.
Many people of Mam descent still live in and around Huehuetenango, and the nearby ruins of Zaculeu have become a tourist attraction. The ruins are markedly distinct from other Maya archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were coated with plaster during restoration works carried out in the 1940s. There is also a small museum at Zaculeu that includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.
Huehuetenango Airport (IATA: HUG , ICAO: MGHT ) is within the city and has a paved 825 metres (2,707 ft) runway and a small terminal building. There are currently no scheduled airline flights.[4]
Climate
The city has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb), with warm summers and mild winters.[5]
| Climate data for Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango Airport) (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
3.7 (0.15) |
17.4 (0.69) |
56.8 (2.24) |
131.0 (5.16) |
216.0 (8.50) |
94.2 (3.71) |
133.1 (5.24) |
231.4 (9.11) |
129.6 (5.10) |
29.1 (1.15) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1,055.6 (41.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 96.4 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Sports
The city currently boasts one Guatemalan top level football side Xinabajul in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.
Notable people
Former president Efraín Ríos Montt was born in Huehuetenango (in 1926). His younger brother, Mario Enrique Ríos Montt the emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala in 1932.
Notes
- ^ Resultados de elección de Alcades Huehuetenango realizadas en el año 2015
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of major cities in Guatemala
- ^ "Huehuetenango - Guatemala". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Huehuetenango climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Huehuetenango weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Huehuetenango". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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