Cabo San Lucas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cabo San Lucas
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View of the harbor Cabo San Lucas (2005)
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| Nickname(s):
Cabo
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State | Baja California Sur | |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) | |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 68,463 | |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | |
Cabo San Lucas is a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is often called "Cabo".
Cabo is known for its beaches and scuba diving places. The sea arch "El Arco de Cabo San Lucas" is popular with tourists. There are many resorts along the coast between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo.
Climate
| Climate data for Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.0 (111.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.7 (0.46) |
3.4 (0.13) |
1.8 (0.07) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
13.3 (0.52) |
48.5 (1.91) |
82.3 (3.24) |
32.2 (1.27) |
11.5 (0.45) |
14.5 (0.57) |
220.6 (8.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
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Images for kids
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Cabo San Lucas Marina in 2004
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El Arco de Cabo San Lucas
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Mall in Cabo San Lucas
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A sizeable marina dominates the port of Cabo San Lucas.
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Puerto Paraiso, in the very center of Cabo San Lucas
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Medano is the main beach of Cabo San Lucas, pictured here with Land's End in the background.
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This view of Cabo San Lucas shows the rapid growth of the area (2005).
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Suburb in Cabo San Lucas with terrain illustrating the mixture of the state's common environments: semi-arid desert, mountains, and coastal plains
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Cabo San Lucas
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See also
In Spanish: Cabo San Lucas para niños
