Altar, Sonora facts for kids
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Altar
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Country | Mexico |
State | Sonora |
Municipality | Altar Municipality |
Founded | 1775 |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Population
(2010)
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• 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.
The town of Altar is situated on the important Mexicali to Hermosillo Highway (Federal Highway 2). Most of the roads leading into the desert are not paved.
Climate
Climate data for Altar, Sonora (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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) |
See also
In Spanish: Altar (Sonora) para niños
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