Jiménez, Tamaulipas
Jiménez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its municipal seat is the town of Santander Jiménez.
History
It was founded on February 17, 1749, as Santander by Pedro Saldívar Cantú in recognition of his Basque Spanish roots.[1] By decree of the State Congress on October 31, 1827, Santander was renamed Jiménez to honor the memory of Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Jiménez.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Jiménez, Tamaulipas (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.0 (104.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
46.5 (115.7) |
45.0 (113.0) |
45.5 (113.9) |
49.0 (120.2) |
48.0 (118.4) |
44.0 (111.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
49.0 (120.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.8 (0.94) |
18.1 (0.71) |
23.6 (0.93) |
40.3 (1.59) |
50.3 (1.98) |
100.5 (3.96) |
64.0 (2.52) |
67.0 (2.64) |
108.3 (4.26) |
64.2 (2.53) |
22.8 (0.90) |
15.7 (0.62) |
598.6 (23.57) |
| Average rainy days | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 50.1 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ June 14th, 1757 census, Santander (Jimenez, Tamaulipas), Mexico, census taken by Don Jose de Escandon. Mil Familias III, by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza. Page 95.
- ^ http://www.jimenez.gob.mx/historia/
- ^ "Estado de Tamaulipas-Estacion: JIMENEZ". Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Jimenez" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
External links
- Gobierno Municipal de Jiménez Official website