Higuera de Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [i'ɣeɾa ðe saɾa'ɣosa]) is a city in the municipality of Ahome in the northwestern part of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. It lies at latitude 25° 59' N, longitude 109° 20' W at an elevation of 9 meters above sea level. It is located on the Gulf of California between Agiabampo and Topolobampo, near Las Grullas. The community had a 2005 census population of 8,976 inhabitants and is the third-largest town in the municipality, after Los Mochis and Ahome.
The city is the birthplace of Major League baseball pitcher Dennys Reyes. [1]
| Climate data for Higuera de Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26 (79) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36 (97) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25 (77) |
31.44 (88.58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15 (59) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.23 (63.01) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
13 (0.5) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
43 (1.7) |
91 (3.6) |
86 (3.4) |
25 (1) |
15 (0.6) |
23 (0.9) |
323 (12.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||