Asunción Mita

Asunción Mita
Municipality and town
Asunción Mita is located in Guatemala
Asunción Mita
Asunción Mita
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°20′N 89°43′W / 14.333°N 89.717°W / 14.333; -89.717
Country Guatemala
Department Jutiapa
Area
 • Total
195 sq mi (506 km2)
Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Total
48,297
 • Density250/sq mi (95/km2)
ClimateAw

Asunción Mita (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjom ˈmita]) is a town, with a population of 20,936 (2018),[2] and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

14°20′N 89°43′W / 14.333°N 89.717°W / 14.333; -89.717

Population

As of 1850, the population was approximately 3,300.[3]

Festivals

In Asunción Mita two titular celebrations are celebrated: first from the 12th to 15 August, in honor to the Virgin of Asunción; and second from 6 to 12 December, in honor to the Virgin of Concepción. Also, they celebrate in honor to the Flower War on 7 August.

Sports

Deportivo Mictlán football club, will play the 2010/2011 season at the highest level of Guatemalan football, the Liga Mayor. They play their home games at the Estadio La Asunción.

Climate

Asunción Mita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) characterized by hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season lasts from May to October, while the dry season lasts for the rest of the year.

Climate data for Asunción Mita (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.2
(99.0) 		38.8
(101.8) 		39.8
(103.6) 		40.8
(105.4) 		39.4
(102.9) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		38.4
(101.1) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.8
(98.2) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8) 		34.5
(94.1) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.4
(97.5) 		35.1
(95.2) 		33.6
(92.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.9
(91.2) 		34.0
(93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.3
(82.9) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.7
(83.7) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.2
(70.2)
Record low °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4) 		13.2
(55.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.4
(54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.5
(0.02) 		3.9
(0.15) 		6.5
(0.26) 		34.7
(1.37) 		183.6
(7.23) 		276.4
(10.88) 		197.8
(7.79) 		225.3
(8.87) 		284.6
(11.20) 		164.1
(6.46) 		30.6
(1.20) 		5.6
(0.22) 		1,413.6
(55.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.8 10.3 15.6 12.7 14.3 17.7 11.0 2.4 0.7 89.2
Source: NOAA[4]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
  3. ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 88.
  4. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Asunción Mita". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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