Soto la Marina is a town in Soto la Marina Municipality located in the Mexican state of

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. It was directly hit by Hurricane Alex in

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. It is located on the banks of the Soto la Marina river, just up river from the small ocean port of La Pesca, and downriver from

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, the capital of the State of Tamaulipas. 180 miles South of

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, it is accessible from there via a highway in approximately 3 hours driving time. The municipality includes some of the mountain range called the Sierra de Tamaulipas.

Geography

Climate

Soto La Marina has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''BSh'') that closely borders on a humid subtropical and a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

. Winters are mild and short with the average maximum temperature being and the minimum temperature being in the coldest month, January. However, temperatures can go over , despite that these are the coolest months. Precipitation during this time of the year is low; nonetheless, winters tend to be foggy and cloudy. Frosts are extremely rare. Summers are long, hot, and humid with June being the warmest month, with an average temperature of .It tends to be sunnier during the summer season, averaging 13-14 clear days and 14-15 partly cloudy days compared with only 8-10 clear days from December to February. Precipitation is low, averaging with the months June to October seeing an increase in precipitation. The record high was on April 29, 1953 and the record low was on December 12, 1957.

References

Notes

External links

Gobierno Municipal de Soto la Marina
Official website {{Tamaulipas Populated places in Tamaulipas