Yécora, Sonora
| Yécora | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Yécora Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′N 108°55′W / 28.367°N 108.917°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Elevation | 5,171 ft (1,576 m) |
Yécora is a small town, and its surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Sonora, located at Latitude = 28.3710, Longitude = -108.9269 with an elevation of 5,173 feet (1,576 m). The town is bordered on the east by the state of Chihuahua, to the north by the municipalities of Sahuaripa and Southeast Rosario, to the west by the municipality Suaqui Grande, and the northwest by the municipality of Onavas. Yécora has an area of 1,279 square miles (3,312 square kilometers), accounting for 1.79 percent of total state. An approximate population for Yécora is 317.[1]
History
In 1673, the Jesuit missionary Alonso Victoria founded the town of San Idelfonso of Yécora. San Idelfonso of Yécora was later named La Trinidad, a Judicial District in the municipality of Sahuaripa. The municipality held this name until August 28, 1916 when Governor of Sonora Adolfo de la Huerta changed the town's name to Yécora.[2]
The name Yécora is derived from an identically named town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain. In the Basque language, the name translates to Iekora.
Climate
Yécora has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), bordering to a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cwb).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.5 (108.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.1 (88) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.2 (45) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.8 (27) |
5.0 (41) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−10.0 (14) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−5.0 (23) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.0 (23) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.9 (1.571) |
34.7 (1.366) |
22.0 (0.866) |
10.1 (0.398) |
13.4 (0.528) |
68.0 (2.677) |
250.1 (9.846) |
224.4 (8.835) |
107.0 (4.213) |
48.3 (1.902) |
26.8 (1.055) |
49.0 (1.929) |
893.7 (35.185) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 74.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico National[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Colegio de Postgraduados[4] | |||||||||||||
External links
- Yécora, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Yécora, Sonora)
References
- ↑ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Yecora, Mexico
- ↑ Yécora Sonora
- ↑ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010". Servicio Meteorológico National. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Normales climatológicas para el Estado de Sonora". Colegio de Postgraduados. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
Coordinates: 28°22′N 108°55′W / 28.367°N 108.917°W
