Bahía Tortugas is a town in Baja California Sur, Mexico.[1][2] It is in Mulegé Municipality on the west coast of the peninsula, and is one of the six subdivisions of the municipality. The town is nearby Punta Eugenia, and it is northwest of Bahía Asunción.[3]
Bahía Tortugas | |
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  Bahía Tortugas Location of Bahía Tortugas in Baja California Sur  Bahía Tortugas Location of Bahía Tortugas in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°42′N 114°54′W / 27.700°N 114.900°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipality | Mulegé |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,367 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
Bahía Tortugas is connected to Ensenada and Isla de Cedros via its public Bahía Tortugas Airfield; operated by the airline Aeroservicios California Pacífico.
In 2010, the town had a population of 2,671.[4] By 2020, this had declined to 2,374 inhabitants.[5]
Climate
editBahía Tortugas possesses an ocean-moderated warm desert climate (Köppen: BWh); experiencing quite hot summers and very mild winters. Daily mean temperatures fluctuate from 24.6 °C (76.3 °F) in September to 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) in January; revealing a noticeable seasonal lag in summer. Precipitation is very scarce, averaging 62.4 mm (2.46 in) per annum; and only occurs on 7.3 days annually.[6]
| Climate data for Bahía Tortugas (27°41′N 114°54′W / 27.69°N 114.90°W) (14 m (46 ft) AMSL) (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.1 (77.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
13.9 (0.55) |
5.9 (0.23) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.2 (0.01) |
2.0 (0.08) |
5.4 (0.21) |
8.0 (0.31) |
5.6 (0.22) |
12.2 (0.48) |
62.4 (2.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (1991-2020)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Gazetteer of Mexico: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency. 1992.
- ^ Fagan, Bob; Martinez, Marie Elena; Fleet, Jeffrey Van (2013). Fodor's Los Cabos. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 978-0-89141-982-2.
- ^ "Node: Bahía Tortugas (3411360263)". 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). INEGI. 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020". Proyectos estadísticos (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Normales Climatológicas por Estado". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved October 27, 2024.