Jalapa
City in Guatemala: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Jalapa is a city in Guatemala. About 159,840 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Guatemala in our atlas.
It lies at 14.64° N, 89.99° W, about 1,360 m (4,462 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guatemala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Jalapa. Green dots: other major cities of Guatemala. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jalapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (56°F). Around 1,208 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in GuatemalaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Jutiapa · 40 km
- Guatemala City · 56 km
- Villa Canales · 61 km
- Villa Nueva · 65 km
- Mixco · 66 km
- Escuintla · 93 km
- Cobán · 101 km
- Quetzaltenango · 166 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3595237 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25180230 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.