Guatemala
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Guatemala
Official name: | Republic of Guatemala |
Capital: | Guatemala |
Area: | total: 108,890 sq km water: 460 sq km land: 108,430 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
Location: | Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico |
Geographic coordinates: | 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Tennessee |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,687 km border countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km |
Coastline: | 400 km |
Terrain: | mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten) |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m |
Map of Guatemala