Santa Cruz Barillas

Santa Cruz Barillas
Yalmotx
Municipality
Country Guatemala
DepartmentHuehuetenango Department
Area
 • Total453 sq mi (1,174 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Total100,849
 • Density220/sq mi (86/km2)

Santa Cruz Barillas (also known as Yalmotx in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town, with a population of 17,166 (2018 census),[2] and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450 metres above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,174 km2. The annual festival is April 29-May 4.

Climate

Barillas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and extremely heavy rainfall from June to August.

Climate data for Barillas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.7
(67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		13.4
(56.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 225
(8.9) 		150
(5.9) 		131
(5.2) 		140
(5.5) 		233
(9.2) 		676
(26.6) 		860
(33.9) 		649
(25.6) 		611
(24.1) 		515
(20.3) 		331
(13.0) 		254
(10.0) 		4,775
(188.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  3. ^ "Climate: Barillas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

15°48′05″N 91°18′45″W / 15.8014°N 91.3125°W / 15.8014; -91.3125

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