Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
Before leaving for your destination, check the weather forecast in Merida for the following hours on this Monday, August 5.
The probability of rain For this Monday in Mérida it is 40% during the day and 13% throughout the night.
Meanwhile, cloud cover will be 20% during the day and 22% during the night.
As to temperature A high of 34 degrees and a low of 25 degrees are expected in this region. UV levels are expected to reach 12.
While wind gusts will reach 28 kilometers per hour during the day and 20 kilometers per hour at night.
Weather forecast for Merida (Illustrative image Infobae)
Merida and in general the Yucatan Peninsula, is characterized by having a warm subhumid season with precipitation during the summer. The average temperature in this region is 26.6 degrees.
This area of Yucatan also It has a long rainy seasonwhich runs from May to January, although there may also be rainfall in the dry months, however, these do not last more than an hour and are not an impediment to activities on the beaches.
The hottest season is from April to August, when The thermometer reaches 40 degreeswhile from September to January winds that cloud and cool the city are common.
Mérida has a warm sub-humid climate. (Ministry of Tourism)
Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, because of its geographical location that What makes it worthy of a great variety of climates is that it has become home to 12% of the world’s species (12,000 of which are endemic).
The country is located in two completely different areas as it is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer: On one hand there is the tropical zone and on the other a temperate climate, however, these are mixed by the oceans and reliefs that surround Mexico giving rise to more times.
Given this, it is not surprising to find that in the highest parts of Chihuahua Temperatures range from -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert the thermometer reaches up to 50 degrees.
The country has a warm rainy zone that includes the low coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; warm-humid and warm sub-humid regions that can be found in the coastal plains of the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the north of Chiapas and in the Yucatan Peninsula; dry climate in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental, the upper basins of the Balsas and Papaloapan rivers, parts of the Isthmus of TehuantepecYucatán and Chiapas; temperate zones, mostly the territory north of the Tropic of Cancer; and semi-desert, north of the Altiplano.
The average temperature in the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities such as Mexicali, Culiacan, Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, Torreon, Saltillo or Monterrey where high temperatures are truly extreme.
When talking about the record maximum and minimum temperatures in Mexico, we have to say San Luis Rio Coloradoa city located in Sonora but bordering the Great Altar Desert of Baja California, rose to the 58.5 degrees on July 6, 1966; in contrast, the minimum temperature was recorded on December 27, 1997 at Madero municipality in Chihuahua, with -25 degrees.
Experts say that due to climate change, the country will suffer in the future a decrease in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures; in addition, there have been major impacts on farmers and ranchers due to the droughts or severe floods in recent years; while in hot weather there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in major cities such as Mexico City or Monterrey.
