Tropical climate (or temperate sub-humid)

The tropical climate (or temperate sub-humid) is located near the valley that forms between the Sierra Madre and the Cerro de la Silla. The temperature of this sub-humid climate occupies 7% of the state of Nuevo León. The climates of these areas close to mountains into valleys that avoid hot air. The municipality with more area in the wet state is Santiago and its climate is temperate / humid, with an average temperature of 21 ° C in the lowlands and 14 ° C in the upper parts of the highlands. Precipitation is moderate, and its annual average of 1000 mm in the lowlands and only 600 mm in the highlands of the Sierra. Its winds are prevailing trade winds, weak to moderate southeast, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and in the winter cold winds prevail from the north.

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