Climate of Mexico
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The climate of Mexico is very diverse.[1] The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. Land that is north of the twenty-fourth parallel experiences lower temperatures during the winter months. South of the twenty-fourth parallel, temperatures are fairly consistent all year round and vary solely as a function of elevation. The north of the country usually receives less precipitation than the south.
By region
Areas south of the twenty-fourth parallel with elevations up to 1,000 meters (3,281 ft) (the southern parts of both coastal plains as well as the Yucatán Peninsula), have a desert climate and a yearly median temperature between 24 and 28 °C (75.2 and 82.4 °F). Temperatures here remain high throughout the year, with only a 5 °C (9 °F) difference between winter and summer median temperatures. Although low-lying areas north of the twenty-fourth parallel are hot and humid during the summer, they generally have lower yearly temperature averages (from 20 to 24 °C or 68.0 to 75.2 °F) because of more moderate conditions during the winter.
Between 1,000 and 2,000 meters (3,281 and 6,562 ft), one encounters yearly average temperatures between 16 and 20 °C (60.8 and 68.0 °F). Towns and cities at this elevation south of the twenty-fourth parallel have relatively constant, pleasant temperatures throughout the year, whereas more northerly locations experience sizeable seasonal variations. Above 2,000 meters (6,562 ft), temperatures drop as low as an average yearly range between 8 and 12 °C (46.4 and 53.6 °F) in the
Rainfall varies widely both by location and season. Arid or semiarid conditions are encountered in the
Mexico has pronounced wet and dry
Mexico lies squarely within the
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Valle de Guadalupe
Hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) -
Selva Lacandona
Tropical rainforest climate (Af) -
Río Bravo del Norte
Humid subtropical climate without dry season (Cfa)
Weather records
- Temperature
- Heat: 52.5 °C (126.5 °F) in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora on 15 June 1966[2]
- Cold: −29 °C (−20.2 °F) in Los Lamentos, Chihuahua on 11 January 1962[3]
- Precipitation
- Western Hemisphere record for 24-hour rainfall: 1633.98 mm (64.33 inches) over the time period of 12:30 UTC on 21 October 2005 to 12:30 UTC 22 October 2005 on Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo during the passage of Hurricane Wilma.[4] Also the record for the Northern Hemisphere.[5]
Climate change
See also
References
- Britannica. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Verano peligroso; calor se acerca a 50 grados". El Universal (in Spanish).
En los datos históricos de Conagua, la temperatura récord de 52.5 grados centígrados a la sombra fue la registrada en San Luis Río Colorado, el 15 de junio de 1966.
- ^ Datos Contenidos en la Base de Datos Climatológica, a Noviembre de 2011, Climatología Estadística, Los Lamentos, Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, México. Retrieved 20 November 2015
- ^ "A New Western Hemisphere 24-hour Rainfall Record". World Meteorological Organization. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization's World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive". wmo.asu.edu.
- ^ Godoy, Emilio (14 Dec 2017). "Climate Change Threatens Mexican Agriculture - Mexico". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "Climate Change and Migration in Mexico: A Report Launch". Wilson Center. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Wirtz, Nic (2017-10-16). "Climate change and migration in Mexico: Fifth in our series". Global Americans. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ How climate change is affecting Mexico
- ^ "How Is Climate Change Affecting Mexico?". Climate Reality. February 15, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Grillo, Ioan (2015-06-06). "Climate change is making Mexico City unbreathable". Salon. Retrieved 2019-09-28.