Rayón, Sonora
Rayón is a small town surrounded by its municipal area in the center of the Mexican state of Sonora at a distance of 110 kilometers from the state capital Hermosillo.
Area and population
The population of the municipal seat was 1,273 in 2000. It is located at an elevation of 618 meters.
Climate
| Climate data for Rayón, Sonora (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
37 (99) |
39 (102) |
42 (108) |
44 (111) |
47 (117) |
47 (117) |
46 (115) |
48 (118) |
41.5 (106.7) |
42 (108) |
39 (102) |
48 (118) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−6 (21) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7 (45) |
1 (34) |
−4 (25) |
−4 (25) |
−6 (21) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.9 (0.86) |
23.2 (0.91) |
13.5 (0.53) |
4.2 (0.17) |
0.7 (0.03) |
23.5 (0.93) |
144.1 (5.67) |
135.7 (5.34) |
82.5 (3.25) |
27.1 (1.07) |
27.7 (1.09) |
25.2 (0.99) |
529.3 (20.84) |
| Average rainy days | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 40.5 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transport
There are highway connections with Ures (41 kilometers), Carbó (48 kilometers), and Opodepe (26 kilometers).
History
Rayón was founded in 1638, by the Jesuit missionary Pedro Pantoja, who gave it the name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Nacameri; the area had been inhabited by the Pima Bajos. In 1825 the name was changed to Rayón to honor General Ignacio López Rayón. In 1850 it was given the category of villa and in the middle of the nineteenth century it was a municipality belonging to the district of Ures. An important date is the beginning of the construction of the church which still is in use today.[citation needed]
Health and education
There were 7 schools and one doctor in 2000. Gobierno de Sonora Archived 2007-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
Economy
The main economic activity is cattle raising. In 2000 the census counted over 18,000 head of cattle.[citation needed]
External links
- Rayón, Ayuntamiento Digital Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (Official Website of Rayón, Sonora)
References
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- INEGI
- Gobierno de Sonora Archived 2007-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
29°43′01″N 110°34′59″W / 29.717°N 110.583°W
- ^ "NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020" (TXT) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "VALORES EXTREMOS" (TXT) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.