Mineral del Chico

Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico
20°12′11″N 98°44′52″W / 20.20306°N 98.74778°W / 20.20306; -98.74778Country MexicoStateHidalgoMunicipal seatMineral del ChicoArea
 • Total118.2 km2 (45.6 sq mi)Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,980

Mineral del Chico (Spanish: [mineˈɾal del ˈtʃiko] ⓘ) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 118.2 km2.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,980.[1]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1980-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		33
(91) 		34
(93) 		31
(88) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		26
(79) 		29
(84) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		34
(93)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.3
(57.7) 		13.5
(56.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		8.2
(46.8) 		8.5
(47.3) 		9.1
(48.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		5.6
(42.1) 		4.8
(40.6) 		7.1
(44.7)
Record low °C (°F) −6
(21) 		−6
(21) 		−5
(23) 		0
(32) 		0
(32) 		0
(32) 		0
(32) 		0
(32) 		0
(32) 		−2
(28) 		−5
(23) 		−6
(21) 		−6
(21)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.4
(0.72) 		23.5
(0.93) 		16.0
(0.63) 		35.9
(1.41) 		63.8
(2.51) 		184.1
(7.25) 		197.2
(7.76) 		181.7
(7.15) 		251.6
(9.91) 		129.9
(5.11) 		32.3
(1.27) 		11.2
(0.44) 		1,145.6
(45.09)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.5 mm) 3.1 3.5 3.4 6.0 7.7 14.3 17.7 15.4 18.1 11.6 4.8 2.4 108.0
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2][3]


Waterfall and chapel near Mineral del Chico
El Chico National Park.

See also

  • Mineral del Monte

References

  1. ^ "Mineral del Chico". México en Cifras. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía . Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Normales 1981-2010". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Valores Extremos". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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