City in Chihuahua, Mexico
Ascensión is a city in northern Chihuahua , Mexico . Its population in the 2010 census was 13,456 inhabitants.[ 1] municipality of Ascensión .
Climate
Its geographic condition combined with high altitude gives a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen : BSk ) with very hot summers even with elevation due to dryness of air and absence of cold clouds and winter for the location or sometimes even there are places to the north.[ 2]
Climate data for Ascensión (Downtown), elevation: 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), 1951-2010 normals, extremes 1903-1980[ a]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
28.0
28.0
34.0
36.0
40.0
43.0
42.0
40.0
38.5
39.0
31.0
29.0
43.0
Mean maximum °C (°F)
18.3
20.6
26.0
28.7
32.1
37.9
36.4
34.9
31.9
30.3
22.0
20.8
37.9
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
15.1
17.7
20.6
25.2
29.0
34.9
34.2
32.7
30.1
25.8
19.8
15.6
25.1
Daily mean °C (°F)
5.8
7.9
11.3
15.1
19.3
25.1
25.9
24.6
21.8
16.4
10.1
6.7
15.8
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−3.5
−1.9
1.8
4.9
9.5
15.3
17.7
16.5
13.6
7.0
0.2
−2.3
6.6
Mean minimum °C (°F)
−7.2
−8.3
−0.6
0.0
7.0
12.1
14.5
13.0
11.5
2.0
−4.1
−7.8
−8.3
Record low °C (°F)
−20.0
−17.0
−9.0
−8.5
−2.5
−9.0
10.0
3.0
2.0
−17.0
−15.0
−20.0
−20.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
8.7
9.0
5.0
2.6
5.5
7.3
66.6
52.0
40.6
13.0
4.7
8.0
223
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
1.6
1.6
1.3
0.7
0.9
1.4
7.3
4.9
4.1
1.4
0.7
1.2
27.1
Average snowy days
0.56
0.33
0.16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.33
0.41
1.79
Source 1: SMN (averages) and SMN (extremes)
Source 2: COLPOS (snow days)
Sister City
Ascensión has one sister city.:[ 3]
Notes
^ Except snow days that correspond to normal from 1951-1980 and not combined with that of 1981-2010.
References
31°05′34″N 107°59′47″W / 31.09278°N 107.99639°W / 31.09278; -107.99639
