El Salto, Durango

El Salto is a town and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 24,241,[1] Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,464 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry. It also has a military base. The surrounding municipality has a population of 50,417 and an area of 6,178.3 km² (2,385.45 sq mi).[2]

El Salto
Municipal Seat and City
El Salto
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°46′56.424″N 105°21′30.5958″W
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalityPueblo Nuevo
Elevation
2,580 m (8,464 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total24,241

Climate

El Salto is one of Mexico's few large towns to have a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) thanks to its drastic diurnal temperature ranges, prominent seasonal changes, and well-received precipitation; enough for it to avoid the semi-arid (Köppen: BSk) classification. Owing to its relatively exposed location and astounding altitude, its climate is borderline alpine as well, given that its characteristics are very much bounded to its plateau-based geography. Because of that, the town experiences a solid four-season cycle, having the summers being mild and rainy (accompanied by the rainy season that lasts from June to September), and its winters being dry and chilly with cold nights.

Climate data for El Salto (1951-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 29.0
(84.2)		 32.0
(89.6)		 37.0
(98.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 34.0
(93.2)		 31.0
(87.8)		 32.0
(89.6)		 28.0
(82.4)		 31.0
(87.8)		 28.0
(82.4)		 25.5
(77.9)		 37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.6
(74.5)		 24.4
(75.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.1
(66.4)		 17.4
(63.3)		 20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)		 6.1
(43.0)		 7.7
(45.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 12.2
(54.0)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.3
(59.5)		 14.2
(57.6)		 10.9
(51.6)		 7.7
(45.9)		 6.2
(43.2)		 10.5
(50.9)
Average low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0.8
(33.4)		 5.7
(42.3)		 8.0
(46.4)		 8.1
(46.6)		 7.0
(44.6)		 1.6
(34.9)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 0.4
(32.7)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.7
(2.19)		 20.9
(0.82)		 16.7
(0.66)		 12.4
(0.49)		 27.5
(1.08)		 130.8
(5.15)		 195.5
(7.70)		 183.3
(7.22)		 150.3
(5.92)		 65.5
(2.58)		 24.4
(0.96)		 64.8
(2.55)		 947.8
(37.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 3.2 11.6 17.3 16.7 12.4 5.2 2.0 3.9 79.7
Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[3]
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References
  1. "Pueblo Nuevo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/monografias/informacion/dur/poblacion/default.aspx?tema=me&e=10
  3. "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010". Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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