Chihuahua, Chihuahua
“We have experienced really hot summer weather in Chihuahua and once when we visited in the winter the temperature dropped far below zero! Ay Chihuahua were we freezing.”
by Dorothy Bell
Name: Chihuahua means “between two waters” in the Nahuatl language, It ca also mean “place of the holed-rock” “In the Tarahumera language it means “dry and sandy place.”
Location: Located at the Junction of Hghway 16 and 45 in North central Mexico.
Weather: Chihuahua has a semi Arid climate as it sits on the Chihuahua desert. Mild winters with little precipitation. Summers are hot, humid and rainy.
January Average Highs 16.6C (61.9F) Lows 1.9C (35.4)
July Average Highs 31.2C (88.2F) Lows 19.3 (66.7)
Population: 926,000
Elevation: 1,415 m (4,636 ft) above Sea Level
Founded: October 12, 1709, by Blas Cano de los Rios and Antonio Deza y Ulloa, a Spanish explorer, as El Real de Minas de San Francisco de Cuéllar
Medical: Major medical facilities
Money: Major Banks
History:
Today:
Getting there:
Drive from.CD Juarez south on Highway 45.
Drive from West from Hermosillo on Highway 16
