title: Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
text: # Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango
  
  Coatepeque (Spanish pronunciation:) also known as Village of gardenias is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. According to the 2018 census, the town of Coatepeque had a population of 37,330.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Coatepeque has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
  
  Climate data for Coatepeque :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.1 (87.9) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.3 (77.5) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.6 (67.2) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) | 24 (0.9) | 68 (2.7) | 195 (7.7) | 417 (16.4) | 666 (26.2) | 496 (19.5) | 614 (24.2) | 694 (27.3) | 648 (25.5) | 154 (6.1) | 37 (1.5) | 4,031 (158.7) |
  | Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Structures
  
  Archaeology
  
  Takalik Abaj is nearby.
  
  ## Events
  
  Sports
  
  Deportivo Coatepeque football club play in the Liga Nacional (the Major National League) of Guatemalan Football. The Serpientes Rojas play their home games in the Israel Barrios Stadium (capacity 24,000, natural grass turf).
  
  ## Geographic location
  
  The Coatepeque urban area has 22 neighborhoods, and its rural area has 15 middle sized villages and 25 small sized ones. It is located 40 kilometers south west from Quetzaltenango city.
  
  Places adjacent to Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango :
  
  Nuevo Progreso and El Quetzal, San Marcos municipalities Colomba Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality
  
  Pajapita, Ocós and Tecún Umán, San Marcos municipalities
  
  Coatepeque
  
  Flores Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango municipality
  
  Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu municipality Génova, Quetzaltenango municipality Ocós, San Marcos municipality :
  
  