Editing Quetzaltenango (section)

==Climate==

[[File:Quetzaltenango farm highlands 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Farming highlands]]

According to [[Köppen climate classification]], Quetzaltenango features a [[Oceanic climate#Subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|subtropical highland climate]] (''Cwb''). In general, the climate in Quetzaltenango can go from mild to chilly, with occasional sporadic warm episodes. The daily high is usually reached around noon. From then on, temperatures decrease exceptionally fast. The city is quite dry, except during the rainy season. Quetzaltenango is the coolest major city in Guatemala.

There are two main seasons in Quetzaltenango (as in all of Guatemala); the rainy season, which generally runs from late May through late October, and the dry season, which runs from early November until April. During the rainy season, rain falls consistently, usually in the afternoons, but there are occasions in which it rains all day long or at least during the morning. During the dry season, the city frequently will not receive a single drop of rain for months on end.

The coldest months are November through February, with minimum temperatures averaging {{convert|4|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}, and maximum temperatures averaging {{convert|22|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}. The warmest months are March through July, with minimum temperatures averaging {{convert|8|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} and maximum temperatures averaging {{convert|23|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}. Yearly, the average low is {{convert|6.4|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} and the average high is {{convert|22.5|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Quetzaltenango - Labor Ovalle Weather Station  (Temp.: 1991&minus;2010 / Prec.: 1980&minus;2010)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = 
|unit rain days= 0.1 mm

|Jan record high C = 28.4
|Feb record high C = 29.8
|Mar record high C = 30.0
|Apr record high C = 28.2
|May record high C = 30.2
|Jun record high C = 26.5
|Jul record high C = 25.2
|Aug record high C = 25.0
|Sep record high C = 26.0
|Oct record high C = 25.2
|Nov record high C = 25.6
|Dec record high C = 26.2
|year record high C = 

|Jan high C = 22.0
|Feb high C = 23.5
|Mar high C = 25.5
|Apr high C = 23.8
|May high C = 23.1
|Jun high C = 21.9
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 22.1
|Sep high C = 20.9
|Oct high C = 21.7
|Nov high C = 21.3
|Dec high C = 22.1

|Jan mean C = 12.9
|Feb mean C = 13.7
|Mar mean C = 14.8
|Apr mean C = 15.8
|May mean C = 15.8
|Jun mean C = 15.6
|Jul mean C = 15.8
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 15.2
|Oct mean C = 15.0
|Nov mean C = 14.0
|Dec mean C = 13.2
|year mean C = 14.7

|Jan low C = 2.3
|Feb low C = 2.9
|Mar low C = 3.9
|Apr low C = 6.3
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 9.3
|Jul low C = 8.2
|Aug low C = 8.5
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 6.0
|Dec low C = 2.8

|Jan record low C = -11.5
|Feb record low C = -5.4
|Mar record low C = -5.2
|Apr record low C = -3.6
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jul record low C = 2.5
|Aug record low C = 0.5
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 0.0
|Nov record low C = -5.5
|Dec record low C = -5.4
|year record low C = -11.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm =   1.8
|Feb rain mm =   5.5
|Mar rain mm =  14.4
|Apr rain mm =  41.2
|May rain mm = 131.6
|Jun rain mm = 147.8
|Jul rain mm =  98.7
|Aug rain mm = 107.0
|Sep rain mm = 134.7
|Oct rain mm =  93.6
|Nov rain mm =  18.7
|Dec rain mm =   7.1

|Jan rain days =  0.8
|Feb rain days =  0.9
|Mar rain days =  2.3
|Apr rain days =  5.9
|May rain days = 16.8
|Jun rain days = 21.9
|Jul rain days = 18.0
|Aug rain days = 17.5
|Sep rain days = 22.8
|Oct rain days = 14.5
|Nov rain days =  5.7
|Dec rain days =  2.1

|Jan sun = 249.6
|Feb sun = 240.3
|Mar sun = 249.3
|Apr sun = 212.8
|May sun = 167.1
|Jun sun = 142.3
|Jul sun = 185.3
|Aug sun = 187.5
|Sep sun = 135.6
|Oct sun = 156.9
|Nov sun = 199.2
|Dec sun =  228.7

<!-- Average daily % humidity -->
|Jan humidity= 65.7
|Feb humidity= 63.1
|Mar humidity= 64.5
|Apr humidity= 68.4
|May humidity= 74.5
|Jun humidity= 79.4
|Jul humidity= 74.5
|Aug humidity= 76.1
|Sep humidity= 81.2
|Oct humidity= 79.3
|Nov humidity= 72.7
|Dec humidity= 68.6

|source 1 = [[Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia]]<ref name=Insivumeh>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/QUETZALTENANGO/LABOR%20OVALLE%20PARAMETROS.htm
 |title        = Ministerio de comunicaciones Infraestructura y Vivienda
 |access-date   = 2011-08-04
 |date         = August 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120321224903/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/QUETZALTENANGO/LABOR%20OVALLE%20PARAMETROS.htm
 |archive-date = 2012-03-21
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
|date=December 2012}}