- Main features
- Incident factors in the climate of Quintana Roo
- The 4 subtypes of climate present in Quintana Roo
- 1- Warm subhumid Aw0:
- 2- Warm subhumid Aw1:
- 3- Warm subhumid Aw2:
- 4- Warm humid Am:
- References
The climate of Quintana Roo is warm subhumid Aw in 98.91% of its territory, and warm humid Am in the remaining 1.09%. This Mexican state is located in the southeast of Mexico, on the eastern side of the Yucatan peninsula.
It has 8 municipalities and its capital is Chetumal. It is a territorial extension of 50,843 km 2, which represents 2.55% of the total area of the country.
Climate of Quintana Roo
It is home to warm, humid and heavily forested lowlands. It also has caves filled with water (cenotes) and limestone caves.
The territory of Quintana Roo based on its geographical characteristics has been divided into 3 regions: northern region, Mayan region and southern region.
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Main features
Because it is located within the global intertropical zone, the climate of the state of Quintana Roo shares the characteristics of other regions in similar latitudes on Earth.
The average annual temperature in the state is 27 ° C, with a minimum of 15 ° C in January and a maximum of 35 ° C between April and August.
The annual rainfall is 1,300 mm, the rain regime being more intense between the months of June and October.
Incident factors in the climate of Quintana Roo
- The marine influences of the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the north. The waters of the Caribbean Sea are warm, and those of the Gulf of Mexico have varied temperatures.
- The absence of orographic elevations, given the low elevation of its territory above sea level.
- Closeness to hurricane matrix regions, which expose you to tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes
The 4 subtypes of climate present in Quintana Roo
1- Warm subhumid Aw0:
It is characteristic of the northern region of the state, between Puerto Morelos and Chiquilá. This climatic subtype is the driest of the warm subhumid. It has a summer rain regime with an average annual rainfall of 287 mm.
The average annual temperature oscillates around 26 ° C, with average variations of less than 5 ° C between the coldest and hottest months.
2- Warm subhumid Aw1:
It occurs in the west of the state, covering most of its extension and extending towards the states of Campeche and Yucatán. Of the warm subhumid, Aw1 is of intermediate humidity.
The average annual temperature in this territorial extension is 25 ° C, with average variations of 5 ° and 7 ° between the coldest and hottest months. Its average annual precipitation is 1224 mm.
3- Warm subhumid Aw2:
It is typical of the western coastal strip, which runs from Puerto Morelos to Xcalak. The Aw2 subtype is the wettest in the classification.
Its average annual temperature is 25.8 ° C and its average annual precipitation is 1288 mm.
4- Warm humid Am:
It is characteristic of the island of Cozumel. The Am is the wettest of the warm humid.
It has a regime of abundant summer rains and its annual average rainfall is 1504 mm. The average annual temperature oscillates around 25.5 ° C.
References
- Climate of the State of Quintana Roo. Retrieved on November 5, 2017 from: paratodomexico.com
- Climate: Quintana Roo. Retrieved on November 5, 2017 from: es.climate-data.org
- Quintana Roo. Weather. (sf). Retrieved on November 5, 2017 from: Cuentame.inegi.org.mx
- Quintana Roo. (October 30, 2017). From: es.wikipedia.org
- Quintana Roo. (sf). Retrieved on November 5, 2017 from: nationsencyclopedia.com