Editing Geography of Guatemala (section)

== Climate ==
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map GTM present.svg|thumb|280px|Guatemala map of Köppen climate classification zones]]Climate is hot and humid in the Pacific and [[Petén Basin|Petén]] Lowlands. It is more temperate in the highlands, to freezing cold at the high of the Cuchumatanes range, and hot/drier in the easternmost departments.

Guatemala's location on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean makes it a target for [[hurricane]]s, including [[Hurricane Mitch]] in 1998 and [[Hurricane Stan]] in October 2005, which killed more than 1,500 people. The damage was not wind related, but caused by flooding and landslides.

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Guatemala City (1990-2011)
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|collapsed = Yes 
|Jan record high C = 30.0
|Feb record high C = 32.1
|Mar record high C = 32.0
|Apr record high C = 33.9
|May record high C = 33.9
|Jun record high C = 31.2
|Jul record high C = 29.1
|Aug record high C = 30.2
|Sep record high C = 29.8
|Oct record high C = 28.6
|Nov record high C = 29.9
|Dec record high C = 28.8
|year record high C = 33.9
|Jan high C = 24.3
|Feb high C = 25.8
|Mar high C = 26.8
|Apr high C = 27.8
|May high C = 27.1
|Jun high C = 25.8
|Jul high C = 25.4
|Aug high C = 25.5
|Sep high C = 25.1
|Oct high C = 24.7
|Nov high C = 24.2
|Dec high C = 23.9
|year high C = 25.5
|Jan mean C = 18.7
|Feb mean C = 19.7
|Mar mean C = 20.7
|Apr mean C = 21.9
|May mean C = 21.9
|Jun mean C = 21.3
|Jul mean C = 20.8
|Aug mean C = 21.0
|Sep mean C = 20.7
|Oct mean C = 20.3
|Nov mean C = 19.4
|Dec mean C = 18.8
|year mean C = 20.4
|Jan low C = 13.2
|Feb low C = 13.6
|Mar low C = 14.6
|Apr low C = 16.0
|May low C = 16.8
|Jun low C = 16.8
|Jul low C = 16.3
|Aug low C = 16.5
|Sep low C = 16.4
|Oct low C = 16.0
|Nov low C = 14.7
|Dec low C = 13.7
|year low C = 15.4
|Jan record low C = 6.0
|Feb record low C = 7.8
|Mar record low C = 8.4
|Apr record low C = 8.6
|May record low C = 12.3
|Jun record low C = 11.2
|Jul record low C = 12.1
|Aug record low C = 13.5
|Sep record low C = 13.0
|Oct record low C = 11.4
|Nov record low C = 9.4
|Dec record low C = 7.6
|year record low C = 6.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 2.8
|Feb rain mm = 5.4
|Mar rain mm = 6.0
|Apr rain mm = 31.0
|May rain mm = 128.9
|Jun rain mm = 271.8
|Jul rain mm = 202.6
|Aug rain mm = 202.7
|Sep rain mm = 236.6
|Oct rain mm = 131.6
|Nov rain mm = 48.8
|Dec rain mm = 6.6
|Jan rain days = 1.68
|Feb rain days = 1.45
|Mar rain days = 2.00
|Apr rain days = 4.73
|May rain days = 12.36
|Jun rain days = 21.14
|Jul rain days = 18.59
|Aug rain days = 19.04
|Sep rain days = 20.82
|Oct rain days = 14.59
|Nov rain days = 6.18
|Dec rain days = 2.64
|Jan sun = 248.4
|Feb sun = 236.2
|Mar sun = 245.6
|Apr sun = 237.9
|May sun = 184.4
|Jun sun = 155.3
|Jul sun = 183.4
|Aug sun = 191.8
|Sep sun = 159.0
|Oct sun = 178.0
|Nov sun = 211.7
|Dec sun = 209.2
|Jan humidity = 74.3
|Feb humidity = 73.4
|Mar humidity = 73.2
|Apr humidity = 74.3
|May humidity = 77.3
|Jun humidity = 82.4
|Jul humidity = 80.8
|Aug humidity = 80.9
|Sep humidity = 84.5
|Oct humidity = 82.0
|Nov humidity = 79.2
|Dec humidity = 76.0
|year humidity = 77.8
|source 1 = [[Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia]]<ref name=InsivumehGCity>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/GUATEMALA/INSIVUMEH%20PARAMETROS.htm 
 |title=Ministerio de comunicaciones Infraestructura y Vivienda 
 |access-date=25 December 2012 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604092515/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/GUATEMALA/INSIVUMEH%20PARAMETROS.htm 
 |archive-date=4 June 2012 }}</ref> |date=July 2014}}

{{Weather box
| width        = auto
| location     = Villa Nueva
| metric first = yes
| single line  = yes
| collapsed = Yes 
| Jan mean C = 19.4
| Feb mean C = 19.8
| Mar mean C = 20.9
| Apr mean C = 21.7
| May mean C = 22.0
| Jun mean C = 21.3
| Jul mean C = 21.2
| Aug mean C = 21.3
| Sep mean C = 20.9
| Oct mean C = 20.7
| Nov mean C = 19.8
| Dec mean C = 19.3
| year mean C = 
| Jan high C = 25.2
| Feb high C = 26.1
| Mar high C = 27.4
| Apr high C = 27.8
| May high C = 27.5
| Jun high C = 25.9
| Jul high C = 25.9
| Aug high C = 26.2
| Sep high C = 25.5
| Oct high C = 25.4
| Nov high C = 24.9
| Dec high C = 24.8
| year high C = 
| Jan low C = 13.6
| Feb low C = 13.6
| Mar low C = 14.5
| Apr low C = 15.7
| May low C = 16.6
| Jun low C = 16.8
| Jul low C = 16.6
| Aug low C = 16.4
| Sep low C = 16.4
| Oct low C = 16.0
| Nov low C = 14.8
| Dec low C = 13.8
| year low C = 
| precipitation colour = green 
| Jan precipitation mm = 1
| Feb precipitation mm = 3
| Mar precipitation mm = 5
| Apr precipitation mm = 26
| May precipitation mm = 126
| Jun precipitation mm = 253
| Jul precipitation mm = 217
| Aug precipitation mm = 182
| Sep precipitation mm = 244
| Oct precipitation mm = 130
| Nov precipitation mm = 16
| Dec precipitation mm = 5
| year precipitation mm = 
| source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.orgVilla">
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/54060/
|title= Climate: Villa Nueva
|access-date= 21 September 2015
|website= Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Cobán
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = Yes 
|Jan mean C = 16.1
|Feb mean C = 17.3
|Mar mean C = 18.3
|Apr mean C = 19.4
|May mean C = 20.0
|Jun mean C = 20.3
|Jul mean C = 19.8
|Aug mean C = 19.9
|Sep mean C = 19.8
|Oct mean C = 18.9
|Nov mean C = 17.6
|Dec mean C = 16.7
|year mean C = 
|Jan high C = 21.7
|Feb high C = 23.4
|Mar high C = 24.5
|Apr high C = 25.2
|May high C = 25.2
|Jun high C = 24.7
|Jul high C = 23.9
|Aug high C = 24.4
|Sep high C = 24.3
|Oct high C = 23.4
|Nov high C = 22.3
|Dec high C = 21.6
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = 10.5
|Feb low C = 11.2
|Mar low C = 12.1
|Apr low C = 13.7
|May low C = 14.9
|Jun low C = 16.0
|Jul low C = 15.7
|Aug low C = 15.4
|Sep low C = 15.4
|Oct low C = 14.4
|Nov low C = 13.0
|Dec low C = 11.8
|year low C = 
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 108
|Feb rain mm = 86
|Mar rain mm = 99
|Apr rain mm = 93
|May rain mm = 169
|Jun rain mm = 293
|Jul rain mm = 262
|Aug rain mm = 231
|Sep rain mm = 302
|Oct rain mm = 288
|Nov rain mm = 216
|Dec rain mm = 126
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.orgCoban">
{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/873470/
|title = Climate: Cobán
|access-date = 19 August 2015
|publisher = Climate-Data.org}}</ref><br />Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología de Guatemala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mn-abs.jpg |author=Departamento de Investigación y servicios meteorológicos |title=Isotermas de temperatura mínima absoluta anual |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517095244/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mn-abs.jpg |archive-date=May 17, 2012 }}; {{cite web|url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mx-abs.jpg |title=Isotermas de temperatura máxima absoluta anual |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524204623/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mx-abs.jpg |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}; {{cite web|url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mx-prom.jpg |title=Isotermas de temperatura máxima promedio anual |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515143756/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mx-prom.jpg |archive-date=May 15, 2012 }}; {{cite web|url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mn-prom.jpg |title=Isotermas de temperature mínima promedio annual |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529150210/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/t-mn-prom.jpg |archive-date=May 29, 2012 }}; {{cite web|url=http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/d-lluvia.jpg |access-date=23 October 2015 |location=Guatemala |website=Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Metereología e Hidrología |title=Sumatoria de días con lluvia promedio anual |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515150925/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/hidrologia/ATLAS_HIDROMETEOROLOGICO/Atlas_Climatologico/d-lluvia.jpg |archive-date=May 15, 2012 }}</ref>
}}

===Climate change===
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