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Altar, Sonora is located in Sonora
Altar, Sonora
Altar, Sonora
Location in Sonora
Altar, Sonora is located in Mexico
Altar, Sonora
Altar, Sonora
Location in Mexico
Country Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Sonora
Municipality Altar Municipality
Founded 1775
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 7,927
Time zone UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (No DST)

Altar (O'odham: Wawuk) is small city and municipal seat of Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at 30°42′49″N 111°50′07″W / 30.71361°N 111.83528°W / 30.71361; -111.83528.

Geography

The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2).

Climate

Climate data for Altar, Sonora (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
36.8
(98.2)
39.5
(103.1)
43.0
(109.4)
46.6
(115.9)
47.8
(118.0)
47.8
(118.0)
47.2
(117.0)
45.6
(114.1)
45.5
(113.9)
46.5
(115.7)
40.5
(104.9)
47.8
(118.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
24.1
(75.4)
26.6
(79.9)
31.0
(87.8)
35.7
(96.3)
40.5
(104.9)
40.4
(104.7)
39.3
(102.7)
37.8
(100.0)
32.8
(91.0)
26.4
(79.5)
21.5
(70.7)
31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
14.5
(58.1)
17.0
(62.6)
20.5
(68.9)
25.1
(77.2)
30.0
(86.0)
32.1
(89.8)
31.3
(88.3)
29.1
(84.4)
23.4
(74.1)
17.2
(63.0)
12.8
(55.0)
22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.0
(41.0)
7.3
(45.1)
10.2
(50.4)
14.4
(57.9)
19.5
(67.1)
23.8
(74.8)
23.3
(73.9)
20.4
(68.7)
14.0
(57.2)
7.9
(46.2)
4.2
(39.6)
12.8
(55.0)
Record low °C (°F) −10.0
(14.0)
−7.0
(19.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.2
(29.8)
2.0
(35.6)
4.0
(39.2)
10.0
(50.0)
12.0
(53.6)
7.0
(44.6)
0.0
(32.0)
−4.0
(24.8)
−8.0
(17.6)
−10.0
(14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.6
(0.89)
20.1
(0.79)
18.5
(0.73)
6.0
(0.24)
5.0
(0.20)
7.4
(0.29)
70.1
(2.76)
82.6
(3.25)
30.8
(1.21)
23.9
(0.94)
10.0
(0.39)
29.6
(1.17)
326.6
(12.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 2.1 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.9 6.3 6.4 3.5 2.0 1.6 3.1 32.9
Average relative humidity (%) 64 62 57 50 47 43 52 58 55 56 61 68 56
Mean monthly sunshine hours 237 227 300 326 369 369 333 290 301 296 253 232 3,533
Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (humidity 1981–2000)
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)

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