Tecomán
# Tecomán

Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the third-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of 834.77 km² (322.31 sq mi). Near the coast on Federal Highway 200, it is situated a rich agricultural industries region and is known as the "lime capital of the world". Due to its soaring homicide rate, Tecomán became the deadliest municipality in Mexico in 2016.

## Economy

The main economic activities of the area are:

* Agriculture: Limes, coconuts, tamarind, mango and bananas.
* Livestock: Cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and apiculture.
* Industrial: Citrus and coconut agroindustry
* Mining: Dolomite, limestone and silver

## Geography

### Climate

Climate data for Tecomán :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.5 (103.1) | 41.0 (105.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.0 (105.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.0 (91.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.6 (1.28) | 2.0 (0.08) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.01) | 17.6 (0.69) | 107.8 (4.24) | 154.9 (6.10) | 181.5 (7.15) | 181.4 (7.14) | 80.8 (3.18) | 38.5 (1.52) | 12.7 (0.50) | 810.6 (31.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 51.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional ||||||||||||||

## Tourism

Nearby Beaches & recreational areas:

* Playa El Real. 10 km. south of Tecomán. Open sea, good surfing.
* Playa Boca de Pascuales. 12 km. from Tecomán. Surfing beach for the experienced. Enramadas serving fresh seafood.
* Playa de Tecuanillo. Narrow, fine-sanded, not-too-steep beach
* Laguna de Amela. Deep lagoon surrounded by lush vegetation.
* Laguna de Alcuzahue. Lagoon 8 km from Tecomán. Visit the Crocodile reserve.
* Playa Paraiso. Open sea, Ramadas serving delicious freshly cooked food with Coconut drinks. Usually a calm beach except during rainy season.
* Boca De Apiza.
