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El Salto, Durango

Coordinates: 23°46′56.424″N 105°21′30.5958″W / 23.78234000°N 105.358498833°W / 23.78234000; -105.358498833
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El Salto
Municipal Seat and city
El Salto is located in Durango
El Salto
El Salto
El Salto is located in Mexico
El Salto
El Salto
Coordinates: 23°46′56.424″N 105°21′30.5958″W / 23.78234000°N 105.358498833°W / 23.78234000; -105.358498833
Country Mexico
StateDurango
MunicipalityPueblo Nuevo
Elevation
2,580 m (8,464 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total24,241
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

El Salto is a city and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. In 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]

Geography

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Climate

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El Salto has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Thanks to its location in the high plateau of the Sierra Madre Occidental it receives abundant rain during the summer months; enough for it to avoid the semi-arid (BSk) classification found further inland. Due to its location the town experiences mild but rainy summers, and relatively dry and chilly winters with freezing night temperatures. Winter months witness the occasional snow storm.

Climate data for El Salto (1951-2010), (altitude 2,538 metres or 8,327 feet)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
30.0
(86.0)
28.0
(82.4)
30.0
(86.0)
33.0
(91.4)
32.0
(89.6)
30.0
(86.0)
28.0
(82.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
25.0
(77.0)
33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
17.5
(63.5)
19.8
(67.6)
21.9
(71.4)
24.3
(75.7)
25.2
(77.4)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21.3
(70.3)
19.4
(66.9)
16.9
(62.4)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6)
6.8
(44.2)
8.4
(47.1)
10.5
(50.9)
13.2
(55.8)
16.0
(60.8)
16.1
(61.0)
15.7
(60.3)
15.0
(59.0)
12.1
(53.8)
8.9
(48.0)
6.8
(44.2)
11.3
(52.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−4.0
(24.8)
−3.1
(26.4)
−0.9
(30.4)
2.0
(35.6)
6.7
(44.1)
9.1
(48.4)
8.9
(48.0)
8.0
(46.4)
2.9
(37.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
−3.3
(26.1)
1.7
(35.1)
Record low °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8)
−14.0
(6.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−12.0
(10.4)
−10.0
(14.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
1.0
(33.8)
2.0
(35.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−7.0
(19.4)
−10.0
(14.0)
−14.0
(6.8)
−14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.9
(2.56)
19.2
(0.76)
13.9
(0.55)
15.9
(0.63)
36.5
(1.44)
155.9
(6.14)
222.9
(8.78)
189.4
(7.46)
136.2
(5.36)
68.8
(2.71)
43.5
(1.71)
52.0
(2.05)
1,019.1
(40.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 3.9 15.1 22.4 21.0 14.6 6.6 2.9 3.7 99.7
Source: Servicio Meteorológico National[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pueblo Nuevo". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Número de habitantes. Durango".
  3. ^ "Normales Climatológicas 1951-2010". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved November 8, 2020.