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Solosuchiapa
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Solosuchiapa is located in Mexico
Solosuchiapa
Solosuchiapa
Location in Mexico
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
 • Total 140.0 sq mi (362.7 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 8,065

Solosuchiapa is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,065, up from 7,784 as of 2005. It covers an area of 362.7 km2.

As of 2010, the town of Solosuchiapa had a population of 2,035. Other than the town of Solosuchiapa, the municipality had 67 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.

Climate

Solosuchiapa has a very wet warm tropical rainforest climate (Af), and has the highest annual rainfall in Mexico. Despite its high humidity and rainfall, Solosuchiapa has a high diurnal range. The heaviest rainfall occurs between August and October, with a drier season from March to May.

Climate data for Solosuchiapa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.6
(79.9)
30.1
(86.2)
31.9
(89.4)
33.5
(92.3)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
28.9
(84.0)
27.6
(81.7)
26.3
(79.3)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
21.9
(71.4)
24.3
(75.7)
26.2
(79.2)
27.7
(81.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
24.7
(76.5)
23.3
(73.9)
21.8
(71.2)
24.7
(76.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
17.2
(63.0)
18.4
(65.1)
20.4
(68.7)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
21.3
(70.3)
21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
20.5
(68.9)
19.0
(66.2)
17.3
(63.1)
19.8
(67.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 372.5
(14.67)
323.8
(12.75)
180.5
(7.11)
195.3
(7.69)
244.1
(9.61)
501.1
(19.73)
442.7
(17.43)
596.6
(23.49)
687.9
(27.08)
722.1
(28.43)
455.2
(17.92)
384.4
(15.13)
5,106.2
(201.04)
Source: SERVICIO METEOROLÓGICO NACIONAL
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