Guaymas facts for kids
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Guaymas
Heróica Ciudad de Guaymas
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City & Municipality
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| Guaymas de Zaragoza | |
Aerial view of Guaymas
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Founded | 1769 |
| Municipal Status | 1825 |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 12,206.18 km2 (4,712.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation
(of seat)
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10 m (30 ft) |
| Population
(2005) Municipality
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| • Municipality | 134,153 |
| • Seat | 101,507 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code (of seat) |
85400
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| Website | /Official site: http://www.guaymas.gob.mx/ |
Guaymas is a city in Sonora, Mexico. It is the main port for the state.
Climate
| Climate data for Guaymas (normals 1951–1980, extremes 1951–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
42.5 (108.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
41.9 (107.4) |
42.3 (108.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) |
6.3 (0.25) |
2.9 (0.11) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.7 (0.03) |
46.1 (1.81) |
69.7 (2.74) |
35.0 (1.38) |
14.6 (0.57) |
10.3 (0.41) |
14.7 (0.58) |
218.2 (8.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.20 | 1.20 | 0.92 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.54 | 5.95 | 7.30 | 3.21 | 2.12 | 1.33 | 2.00 | 27.18 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.2 | 216.1 | 230.2 | 251.8 | 291.6 | 302.4 | 246.5 | 241.2 | 237.7 | 253.7 | 219.5 | 200.4 | 2,898.3 |
| Source 1: Colegio de Postgraduados | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | |||||||||||||
Images for kids
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Statues of the three presidents at the Tres Presidentes Plaza
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Statue of the Fisherman.
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Map of the municipality in Sonora
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Pediment of the San Fernando Parochial Temple, with a caption that reads: "El cielo y la Tierra pasarán. Mas mis palabras no pasarán", i.e. "Heaven and Earth will pass away; my words will never pass away." (Matthew 24, 35.)
See also
In Spanish: Heroica Guaymas para niños
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