- Catalogue altitude
- 1,200 m · 2 of 2 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Temperate-humid, average temperature 19.2°C; a very rainy municipality with average annual rainfall of 1,926 mm.
- Terrain
- Coatepec borders Xalapa and Tlalnelhuayocan to the north, Teocelo and Jalcomulco to the south, Emiliano Zapata to the east, and Xico and Teocelo to the west.
- Soil
- Volcanic soils (fertile, exploited since pre-Hispanic times).
- Varieties
- Pacamara
Coffee arrived in Coatepec in 1808, first plants brought from Cuba and planted at the Hacienda de Zimpizahua; by 1888 Coatepec coffee had become a major export crop. Common varieties today: Typica, Bourbon, Mundo Novo and Garnica.