Santa Clara, Durango

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Santa Clara
Municipal seat and city
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Templo de Santa Clara
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Santa Clara
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 25°28′30″N103°21′25″W / 25.47500°N 103.35694°W / 25.47500; -103.35694
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Durango
Municipality Santa Clara
Population
 (2010)
  Total
4,061

Santa Clara is a city and seat of the municipality of Santa Clara, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. [1] As of 2010, the city had a population of 4,061. It has an annual fair celebrating their Virgin Mary statue on August 12 of every year. [2]

In 1976 a meteorite of 63kg was found near Santa Clara. The meteor had an undiscovered isotope of silver. [3]

Climate

Climate data for Santa Clara (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.0
(87.8)
34.5
(94.1)
38.5
(101.3)
39.0
(102.2)
41.0
(105.8)
42.5
(108.5)
39.5
(103.1)
38.5
(101.3)
35.5
(95.9)
35.1
(95.2)
35.5
(95.9)
32.5
(90.5)
42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21.5
(70.7)
24.4
(75.9)
27.2
(81.0)
30.7
(87.3)
32.8
(91.0)
31.8
(89.2)
29.6
(85.3)
29.2
(84.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
24.3
(75.7)
22.0
(71.6)
27.3
(81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)11.3
(52.3)
13.8
(56.8)
16.4
(61.5)
19.7
(67.5)
22.6
(72.7)
23.5
(74.3)
22.4
(72.3)
21.8
(71.2)
20.1
(68.2)
17.7
(63.9)
14.2
(57.6)
11.6
(52.9)
17.9
(64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)1.0
(33.8)
3.1
(37.6)
5.6
(42.1)
8.7
(47.7)
12.4
(54.3)
15.3
(59.5)
15.1
(59.2)
14.5
(58.1)
13.0
(55.4)
8.5
(47.3)
4.2
(39.6)
1.3
(34.3)
8.6
(47.5)
Record low °C (°F)−12.0
(10.4)
−8.0
(17.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
2.0
(35.6)
4.0
(39.2)
5.5
(41.9)
5.0
(41.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
−9.0
(15.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−13.0
(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)12.8
(0.50)
6.6
(0.26)
7.5
(0.30)
4.6
(0.18)
16.4
(0.65)
57.2
(2.25)
93.0
(3.66)
86.6
(3.41)
91.6
(3.61)
26.1
(1.03)
10.8
(0.43)
5.5
(0.22)
418.7
(16.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)1.80.81.00.82.36.49.49.37.93.31.71.245.9
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional [4] [5]

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 23, 2008
  2. "Santa Clara". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. Santa Clara meteorite on Meteoritical Bulletin Database
  4. "Estado de Durango-Estacion: SANTA CLARA". Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  5. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Santa Clara" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 28 October 2025.