Puerto San José
Puerto San José | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Puerto Quetzal seen at dawn, with the volcanoes on the horizon | |
  Puerto San José Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 13°56′N 90°49′W / 13.933°N 90.817°W / 13.933; -90.817 | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | Escuintla |
| Municipality | San José |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,887 |
Puerto San José is a town on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It has a population of 23,887 (2018 census),[1] making it the largest town along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, four kilometres to the east of the town. The Puerto Quetzal complex is the major employer in the town. The local tourist industry caters largely for weekenders from Guatemala City. San José Airport has been refurbished lately and is now the official alternate airport for Guatemala City.
Climate
Puerto San José has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with a wet season from May to October, and a dry season from November to April.
| Climate data for Puerto San José (San José Airport) (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
5.8 (0.23) |
10.2 (0.40) |
37.6 (1.48) |
197.0 (7.76) |
303.1 (11.93) |
233.2 (9.18) |
291.5 (11.48) |
289.6 (11.40) |
262.3 (10.33) |
64.5 (2.54) |
6.5 (0.26) |
1,702.2 (67.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 89.2 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities and municipalities in Guatemala
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Puerto San José". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
External links
Media related to Puerto San José at Wikimedia Commons- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
13°56′N 90°49′W / 13.933°N 90.817°W / 13.933; -90.817
