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El Tejar
Municipality and town
Libramiento Chimaltenango - El Tejar.jpg
El Tejar, Chimaltenango is located in Guatemala
El Tejar, Chimaltenango
El Tejar, Chimaltenango
Location in Guatemala
Country  Guatemala
Department Vlagchimaltenango.gif Chimaltenango
Area
 • Total 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Total 19,492
 • Density 3,740/sq mi (1,444/km2)
Time zone UTC+6 (Central Time)
Climate Cwb

El Tejar is a municipality and town in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. As of 2018, the municipality has a population of 15,639.

Economy

El Tejar was named for the tejas (roof tiles), bricks, and other pottery articles which are well known for their quality nationwide.

Climate

El Tejar has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwb).

Climate data for El Tejar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
23.2
(73.8)
24.9
(76.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
23.3
(73.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
23.5
(74.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
16.5
(61.7)
17.8
(64.0)
19.0
(66.2)
19.2
(66.6)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
18.5
(65.3)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
16.9
(62.4)
15.9
(60.6)
17.7
(63.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
9.8
(49.6)
10.7
(51.3)
12.7
(54.9)
13.4
(56.1)
14.1
(57.4)
13.6
(56.5)
13.2
(55.8)
13.5
(56.3)
12.6
(54.7)
11.3
(52.3)
9.6
(49.3)
12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
37
(1.5)
106
(4.2)
251
(9.9)
184
(7.2)
174
(6.9)
236
(9.3)
127
(5.0)
31
(1.2)
7
(0.3)
1,162
(45.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org
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