Hopelchén
City in the Mexican state of Campeche
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Hopelchén ([xopelˈtʃen], Yucatec Maya: "place of five wells") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated inland in the north of the state. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Hopelchén Municipality. In 2010, Hopelchén had a population of 7,295.[2]
Country
Mexico
MexicoSpanish foundation1621
Hopelchén | |
|---|---|
City and municipal seat | |
  Hopelchén  Hopelchén | |
| Coordinates: 19.7444°N 89.8453°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Campeche |
| Municipality | Hopelchén |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Hebert Rafael Infante Yeh(2009-2012) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 7,295 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
| Spanish foundation | 1621 |
| City status | 26 February 1959 |
| Website | www.municipiohopelchen.gob.mx |
Climate
| Climate data for Hopelchén (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.1 (102.4) |
49 (120) |
45 (113) |
44 (111) |
46 (115) |
47 (117) |
48 (118) |
43 (109) |
42 (108) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40 (104) |
39 (102) |
49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
5 (41) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
5 (41) |
5 (41) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.9 (1.26) |
18.4 (0.72) |
27.5 (1.08) |
51.1 (2.01) |
93.4 (3.68) |
204.5 (8.05) |
126.4 (4.98) |
173.1 (6.81) |
227.5 (8.96) |
126.0 (4.96) |
48.3 (1.90) |
25.1 (0.99) |
1,153.2 (45.40) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 85.3 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||