Altamirano, Chiapas

Altamirano
Town
Altamirano Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°44′10″N92°02′20″W / 16.73611°N 92.03889°W / 16.73611; -92.03889
Country	Mexico (de jure) Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by)
State	Chiapas
Municipality	Altamirano
Population  (2010)
• Total	9,200
Climate	Am

Altamirano is a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Altamirano. As of 2010, the town of Altamirano had a population of 9,200, ^[1] up from 6,155 as of 2005.

Altamirano was one of the towns occupied by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in its January 1994 uprising. 16°44′10″N92°02′20″W / 16.73611°N 92.03889°W / 16.73611; -92.03889

Climate

Climate data for Altamirano (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.5 (97.7)	38.0 (100.4)	41.0 (105.8)	40.0 (104.0)	40.0 (104.0)	38.0 (100.4)	35.0 (95.0)	35.5 (95.9)	35.0 (95.0)	36.0 (96.8)	37.5 (99.5)	35.0 (95.0)	41.0 (105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	25.4 (77.7)	28.0 (82.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.2 (86.4)	28.6 (83.5)	27.7 (81.9)	28.2 (82.8)	28.2 (82.8)	26.3 (79.3)	24.5 (76.1)	23.7 (74.7)	27.1 (80.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	16.7 (62.1)	18.5 (65.3)	20.5 (68.9)	21.5 (70.7)	21.6 (70.9)	20.7 (69.3)	21.0 (69.8)	21.3 (70.3)	19.7 (67.5)	17.6 (63.7)	16.3 (61.3)	19.3 (66.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	8.0 (46.4)	9.0 (48.2)	10.7 (51.3)	12.8 (55.0)	14.5 (58.1)	13.6 (56.5)	13.8 (56.8)	14.4 (57.9)	13.2 (55.8)	10.8 (51.4)	8.9 (48.0)	11.5 (52.7)
Record low °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.5 (34.7)	1.0 (33.8)	6.0 (42.8)	4.0 (39.2)	8.0 (46.4)	9.0 (48.2)	4.0 (39.2)	0.0 (32.0)	0.0 (32.0)	−2.0 (28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.4 (2.14)	43.2 (1.70)	44.1 (1.74)	76.7 (3.02)	141.2 (5.56)	258.2 (10.17)	183.4 (7.22)	228.4 (8.99)	272.8 (10.74)	188.9 (7.44)	113.1 (4.45)	66.2 (2.61)	1,670.6 (65.77)
Average rainy days	11.9	8.0	7.6	8.1	12.7	21.5	20.0	22.0	23.7	18.1	15.0	13.6	182.2
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional [2] [3]

References

1. "Altamirano". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. "Estado de Chiapas-Estacion: ALTAMIRANO (SMN)". Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
3. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Altamirano" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

• Altamirano (Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)
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