Palestina de Los Altos

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Palestina de Los Altos
Municipality and town
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Palestina de Los Altos
Coordinates: 14°56′0″N91°41′40″W / 14.93333°N 91.69444°W / 14.93333; -91.69444
CountryFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Department Vlagquetzaltenango.gif Quetzaltenango
Area
  Total8 sq mi (22 km2)
Time zone UTC+6 (Central Time)
Climate Cwb

Palestina de Los Altos is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its inhabitants speak Mam and Spanish.

Contents

Palestina de los Altos was originally called Toj Suj. It is located between San Juan Ostuncalco and San Marcos.

The land is mainly used for farming, primarily corn and potatoes, and pasture.

Organization

Township

Hamlet El Carmen

Hamlet San José Buena Vista

Hamlet El Edén

Climate

Palestina de los Altos has a cold subtropical highland climate (Cwb) with dry winters and rainy summers.

Climate data for Palestina de los Altos
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.5
(61.7)
17.0
(62.6)
18.5
(65.3)
19.2
(66.6)
18.8
(65.8)
18.0
(64.4)
17.8
(64.0)
18.3
(64.9)
17.8
(64.0)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
16.8
(62.2)
17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.1
(48.4)
9.4
(48.9)
10.8
(51.4)
12.2
(54.0)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
12.9
(55.2)
12.8
(55.0)
13.0
(55.4)
12.2
(54.0)
10.8
(51.4)
10.1
(50.2)
11.6
(53.0)
Average low °C (°F)1.7
(35.1)
1.9
(35.4)
3.2
(37.8)
5.3
(41.5)
7.7
(45.9)
8.4
(47.1)
8.1
(46.6)
7.3
(45.1)
8.2
(46.8)
7.3
(45.1)
4.6
(40.3)
3.4
(38.1)
5.6
(42.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)6
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
18
(0.7)
57
(2.2)
192
(7.6)
261
(10.3)
185
(7.3)
217
(8.5)
291
(11.5)
182
(7.2)
27
(1.1)
9
(0.4)
1,451
(57.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

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References

  1. "Climate: Palestina de los Altos". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

14°56′N91°42′W / 14.933°N 91.700°W / 14.933; -91.700