Higuera de Zaragoza facts for kids
Higuera de Zaragoza (locally [iˈɣeɾa ðe saɾaˈɣosa]) is a city in the municipality of Ahome in the northwestern part of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. It lies at latitude 25° 59' N, longitude 109° 20' W at an elevation of 9 meters above sea level. It is located on the Gulf of California between Agiabampo and Topolobampo, near Las Grullas. The community had a 2005 census population of 8,976 inhabitants and is the third-largest town in the municipality, after Los Mochis and Ahome.
The city is the birthplace of Major League baseball pitcher Dennys Reyes. [1]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Higuera de Zaragoza (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.5 (112.1) |
43.0 (109.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
44.5 (112.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.9 (0.67) |
11.3 (0.44) |
4.2 (0.17) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.5 (0.06) |
43.4 (1.71) |
89.7 (3.53) |
87.3 (3.44) |
31.5 (1.24) |
15.2 (0.60) |
21.1 (0.83) |
323.4 (12.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 25.5 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional | |||||||||||||
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