Siguatepeque
municipality in Comayagua Department, Honduras
Siguatepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [siɣwateˈpeke]) is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The city has a population of 73,480 (2020 calculation).[1]
Siguatepeque | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 San Pablo church in the center of town | |
  Siguatepeque | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′52″N 87°50′07″W / 14.5978°N 87.8353°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Departament | Comayagua |
| Founded | 1689 |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 151.4 sq mi (392.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,497 ft (1,066 m) |
| Population (2020 projection) | |
| • Municipality | 75,000 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| • Urban | 87,303 |
| Climate | Cfa/Cwa |
Geography
changeSiguatepeque is 1100 metres above sea level. It is in the central mountains of Honduras.
Climate data
changeIn Siguatepeque has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa/Cwa).
| Climate data for El Socorro, Siguatepeque, Honduras | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.2 (79.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) |
20.2 (0.80) |
19.1 (0.75) |
43.6 (1.72) |
103.5 (4.07) |
118.4 (4.66) |
210.7 (8.30) |
115.8 (4.56) |
105.6 (4.16) |
105.1 (4.14) |
76.3 (3.00) |
58.0 (2.28) |
1,022.2 (40.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 118 |
| Source: WeatherSpark(https://es.weatherspark.com/y/13741/Clima-promedio-en-El-Socorro-Honduras-durante-todo-el-a%C3%B1o) | |||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Honduras: Administrative Division: Departments and Municipalities". Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siguatepeque.
- Municipality of Siguatepeque (in Spanish)