Progreso, Yucatán

Coordinates: 21°16′48″N 89°40′12″W / 21.28000°N 89.67000°W / 21.28000; -89.67000
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Progreso
City
Progreso Beach
Progreso Beach
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Progreso (Spanish pronunciation:

five islets 130 km offshore (north) on the outer edge of Campeche Bank.[1] Its largest other towns are Chicxulub Puerto, Campestre Flamboyanes, and Chelem
.

Progreso is a center for both the fishing industry and the container industry. All containers arrive in Progreso and are distributed to Yucatán,

.

Progreso also is one of the newest ports for large cruise ships and an emerging balneario resort destination. Passengers disembark on a very long pier, the Terminal Remota opened in 1989[2] that juts out 6.5 km (4.0 mi) into the Gulf of Mexico. Passengers are taken to shore to visit Progreso, Mérida or the Maya civilization archaeological sites of Uxmal and Dzibilchaltun.

During the months of July and August the beaches fill with thousands of mostly local tourists, as it is traditional in these months for residents of Mérida to leave the city and spend the summer in the cooler seaside environment.

History

Progreso was founded in 1872, to create a sea port closer to Mérida than the older port of Sisal, Yucatán.[3]

Geography

Climate

Despite its coastal location and fairly humid climate (average humidity around 70–80%), Progreso has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).[4] There is little variation in average temperatures though the winter months from December to March are noticeably cooler. Precipitation is scarce throughout the year but is more abundant from June to October. On average, there are 36 days with measureable rainfall.

Climate data for Progreso, Yucatan (1951–1980)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3)
34.4
(93.9)
38.6
(101.5)
38.0
(100.4)
39.2
(102.6)
35.0
(95.0)
34.6
(94.3)
33.5
(92.3)
33.6
(92.5)
33.0
(91.4)
33.6
(92.5)
33.0
(91.4)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
26.2
(79.2)
28.6
(83.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.2
(86.4)
30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
28.4
(83.1)
27.1
(80.8)
25.8
(78.4)
28.4
(83.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
24.9
(76.8)
26.2
(79.2)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.5
(79.7)
24.9
(76.8)
23.5
(74.3)
25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.0
(68.0)
21.6
(70.9)
22.9
(73.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.7
(76.5)
24.6
(76.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.2
(75.6)
22.5
(72.5)
20.9
(69.6)
22.9
(73.2)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
9.2
(48.6)
13.8
(56.8)
14.8
(58.6)
17.6
(63.7)
19.2
(66.6)
18.8
(65.8)
19.6
(67.3)
19.8
(67.6)
17.6
(63.7)
15.0
(59.0)
14.0
(57.2)
9.2
(48.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 15.4
(0.61)
19.5
(0.77)
3.5
(0.14)
6.9
(0.27)
25.3
(1.00)
64.6
(2.54)
44.5
(1.75)
48.5
(1.91)
93.6
(3.69)
64.2
(2.53)
20.1
(0.79)
17.1
(0.67)
423.2
(16.66)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.60 1.70 0.66 0.80 1.96 4.60 4.30 4.26 6.96 4.30 2.46 2.51 36.11
Average
relative humidity
(%)
75 73 72 72 75 79 81 81 82 76 75 76 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 199.6 193.0 203.4 188.7 221.1 218.7 234.8 233.3 200.4 207.8 194.0 198.0 2,492.8
Source: Colegio de Postgraduados (humidity and sun)[5]

Photo gallery

  • Progreso, Yucatán founder's statue
    Progreso, Yucatán founder's statue
  • Lighthouse at Progreso
    Lighthouse at Progreso
  • Beach at Progreso
    Beach at Progreso
  • Progreso's International Boulevard (locally named as Malecón) at night.
    Progreso's International Boulevard (locally named as Malecón) at night.

References

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Ecología" (in Spanish). Parque Marino Nacional Arrecife Alacranes. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ "XVII Aniversario de la Terminal Remota de Puerto Progreso" (in Portuguese). Administracion Portuaria Integral de Progreso S.A. de C.V. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Progreso | History".
  4. ISSN 1027-5606.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  5. ^ "Normales climatológicas para Progreso, Yuc" (in Spanish). Colegio de Postgraduados. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

External links

  • Yucatán Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México