Santo Tomás, Baja California
Town in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California
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Santo Tomás a town in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Santo Tomás is primarily a wine-growing region, though it is increasingly a tourist destination.
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Santo Tomás, Baja California | |
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  Santo Tomás Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′16″N 116°03′26″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipality | Ensenada |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Northwest US Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Northwest) |
History
It was originally the site of the Misión Santo Tomás de Aquino. After the mission was abandoned, it was taken as a post for the Mexican frontier garrison and for a time as the capital of the territory of Baja California. The town grew up east of the Mission site.
Climate
| Climate data for Santo Tomas (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
46 (115) |
48 (118) |
49 (120) |
49 (120) |
48 (118) |
49 (120) |
48 (118) |
41 (106) |
39 (102) |
49 (120) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−6 (21) |
−3 (27) |
−5 (23) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1 (34) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
−7 (19) |
−7 (19) |
−9 (16) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.9 (2.52) |
72.2 (2.84) |
49.4 (1.94) |
13.2 (0.52) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.4 (0.06) |
10.1 (0.40) |
17.5 (0.69) |
35.7 (1.41) |
268.9 (10.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 25.8 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Santo Tomás is a wine-growing region, home to numerous vineyards and wineries. Since the rise in popularity of Valle de Guadalupe as a premier wine region in Baja California, Santo Tomás has begun to develop tourist accommodations, such as hotels and fine dining.
