Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
# Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango

Coatepeque (Spanish pronunciation:) also known as Village of gardenias is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330.

## Climate

Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Coatepeque :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.1 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.3 (77.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.6 (67.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 68 (2.7) | 195 (7.7) | 417 (16.4) | 666 (26.2) | 496 (19.5) | 614 (24.2) | 694 (27.3) | 648 (25.5) | 154 (6.1) | 37 (1.5) | 4,031 (158.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Structures

Archaeology

Takalik Abaj is nearby.

## Events

Sports

Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional (the Major National League) of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas play their home games in the Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf).

## Geographic location

The Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhoods, and its rural area has 15 middle sized villages and 25 small sized ones. It is located 40 kilometers south west from Quetzaltenango city.

Places adjacent to Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango :

Nuevo Progreso and El Quetzal, San Marcos municipalities Colomba Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality

Pajapita, Ocós and Tecún Umán, San Marcos municipalities

Coatepeque

Flores Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality

Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu municipality Génova, Quetzaltenango municipality Ocós, San Marcos municipality :

