Ciudad Tula facts for kids
Tula is a town located in Tula Municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
History
The city was founded on 22 July 1617 by the Franciscan friar Juan Baptist of Mollinedo thus usually is considered the oldest city in the state of Tamaulipas.
In 2011, Tula was declared a pueblo mágico. In August 2013, archeologists discovered 30 skeletons estimated to be about 3,000 years old. This could mean that the area of Tula was home to one of oldest genetic lineages of America.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Tula, Tamaulipas (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
45.0 (113.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
9.5 (0.37) |
9.3 (0.37) |
21.4 (0.84) |
36.8 (1.45) |
63.1 (2.48) |
78.1 (3.07) |
69.0 (2.72) |
68.7 (2.70) |
32.5 (1.28) |
11.6 (0.46) |
12.0 (0.47) |
423.8 (16.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 51.1 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad Tula para niños
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