Palestina De Los Altos
Palestina de Los Altos is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its inhabitants speak Mam and Spanish.
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
- Nueva Linda
- El Socorro
- Los Gonzáles
- Los Méndez
- Los Peñalonzo
- Roble Grande
- El Campo
- Alta Mira
- Los López
- Los Díaz
- Los Cabrera
- La Feria
- Los Morales
- Los Molinos
Hamlet El Carmen
- Los Miranda
- La Joya
- Nuevo Palmira
- El Centro del Carmen
- Toj Wabill
- El Carmen II
- El Toj Pic
Hamlet San José Buena Vista
- Los González
- Los Marroquín
- La Cumbre
- El Centro de San José Buena Vista
- Los Gómez
- Los Pérez
- Cruz Verde
- Toj Choll (Cruz del Mexicano)
Hamlet El Edén
- Mira Peña
- Las Delicias
- Buenos Aires
- Centro del Edén
- El Sinaí
- Los Desiertos
- Los Laureles
- Cantón Barrios
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Climate: Palestina de los Altos". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
14°56′N 91°42′W / 14.933°N 91.700°W
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