Mazatán, Sonora
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Mazatán is a locality in Mazatán Municipality in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora.
History
Geography
The region is part of the valleys of the center of the state. The average annual temperature is 21.7°C and the average annual rainfall is 508.8 mm.[2]
The region is crossed by the Rio Mazatán, which has an extension of 160 kilometers and flows into the Punta de Agua reservoir near Guaymas.
Climate
| Climate data for Mazatán, Sonora (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37 (99) |
40 (104) |
42 (108) |
47 (117) |
47 (117) |
49 (120) |
47 (117) |
45 (113) |
45 (113) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42 (108) |
37 (99) |
49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−8 (18) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−4 (25) |
0 (32) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10 (50) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0 (32) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−11 (12) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.2 (0.80) |
19.7 (0.78) |
14.7 (0.58) |
2.6 (0.10) |
3.4 (0.13) |
19.8 (0.78) |
144.0 (5.67) |
124.5 (4.90) |
72.9 (2.87) |
17.6 (0.69) |
21.0 (0.83) |
24.6 (0.97) |
485.0 (19.09) |
| Average rainy days | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 46.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Agriculture and cattle raising are the main economic activities.
Corn and beans are raised for subsistence while grasses (sorghum, alfalfa, rye grass) are grown for cattle fodder.
The cattle herd numbered 17,132 head in 2000[1] making cattle raising the main economic activity in the municipality. There were 221 producers listed in the last census of 2000.[5]
Tourist attractions
The town church and the dance of the fans in August.[citation needed]
