Santa Cruz Barillas (also known as Yalmotx in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town, with a population of 17,166 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450 metres above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,174 km2. The annual festival is April 29-May 4.

Climate

Barillas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and extremely heavy rainfall from June to August.

Climate data for Barillas
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25.0 (77.0)25.7 (78.3)27.3 (81.1)28.1 (82.6)27.4 (81.3)26.2 (79.2)25.7 (78.3)26.0 (78.8)25.8 (78.4)24.9 (76.8)25.1 (77.2)25.0 (77.0)26.0 (78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)18.4 (65.1)18.6 (65.5)19.9 (67.8)20.9 (69.6)20.6 (69.1)20.5 (68.9)20.0 (68.0)20.0 (68.0)20.0 (68.0)19.4 (66.9)19.1 (66.4)18.8 (65.8)19.7 (67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)11.8 (53.2)11.6 (52.9)12.6 (54.7)13.7 (56.7)13.9 (57.0)14.8 (58.6)14.4 (57.9)14.1 (57.4)14.3 (57.7)14.0 (57.2)13.1 (55.6)12.6 (54.7)13.4 (56.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)225 (8.9)150 (5.9)131 (5.2)140 (5.5)233 (9.2)676 (26.6)860 (33.9)649 (25.6)611 (24.1)515 (20.3)331 (13.0)254 (10.0)4,775 (188.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org

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