La Misión, Baja California facts for kids
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La Misión, Baja California
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A view of La Misión, Baja California.
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 La Misión, Baja California
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipality | Ensenada |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • City | 920 |
| • Urban | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Northwest US Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Northwest) |
La Misión, also known as Misión de San Miguel, is a small village in Baja California, Mexico. It is located on Mexican Federal Highway 1, about 41 miles (66 km) south of the San Ysidro border crossing. This area is part of the "Gold Coast" of the Baja California peninsula. In 2010, about 920 people lived here.
La Misión is quite small. It is often called "K-44" or "kilometro 44" because of its highway marker. The town of Primo Tapia is about 15 km (9 miles) north. Puerto Nuevo, famous for its lobster restaurants, is 20 km (12 miles) north. The port city of Ensenada is 50 km (31 miles) south, and Rosarito is 40 km (25 miles) north.
The remains of Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera can be found near the center of the village. These are historical ruins from an old mission.
Climate in La Misión
La Misión has a climate that changes throughout the year. The information below shows the average temperatures and rainfall. This helps us understand what the weather is usually like in this area.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.5 (1.79) |
82.5 (3.25) |
29.7 (1.17) |
18.6 (0.73) |
4.7 (0.19) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.0 (0.08) |
24.9 (0.98) |
16.6 (0.65) |
58.9 (2.32) |
284.6 (11.20) |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: La Misión (Baja California) para niños
