El Tejar, Chimaltenango

El Tejar is a municipality and town in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. As of 2018, the municipality has a population of 15,639.^[3]

El Tejar
Municipality and town
El Tejar Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°39′N 90°48′W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Chimaltenango
Government
• Major (2020-2024)	Julio Axel Figueroa Muñoz[1]
Area
• Total	5.2 sq mi (13.5 km2)
Population  (2018 census)[2]
• Total	19,492
• Density	3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC+6 (Central Time)
Climate	Cwb

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[4]

See also

• Guatemala portal
• Geography portal
• List of places in Guatemala