Ascensión, Chihuahua
# Ascensión, Chihuahua

Ascensión is a city in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Its population in the 2010 census was 13,456 inhabitants. The city is the capital of Ascensión Municipality.

## Climate

Its geographic condition combined with high altitude gives a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk) with very hot summers even with elevation due to dryness of air and absence of cold clouds and winter for the location or sometimes even there are places to the north.

Climate data for Ascensión (Downtown), elevation: 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), 1951-2010 normals, extremes 1903-1980 :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 43.0 (109.4) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 43.0 (109.4) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.4 (97.5) | 34.9 (94.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 25.1 (77.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 15.8 (60.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | −2.3 (27.9) | 6.6 (43.8) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −8.3 (17.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | −4.1 (24.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | −8.3 (17.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −17.0 (1.4) | −9.0 (15.8) | −8.5 (16.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | −9.0 (15.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | −17.0 (1.4) | −15.0 (5.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) | 9.0 (0.35) | 5.0 (0.20) | 2.6 (0.10) | 5.5 (0.22) | 7.3 (0.29) | 66.6 (2.62) | 52.0 (2.05) | 40.6 (1.60) | 13.0 (0.51) | 4.7 (0.19) | 8.0 (0.31) | 223 (8.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 27.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 1.79 |
| Source 1: SMN (averages) and SMN (extremes) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: COLPOS (snow days) ||||||||||||||

## Sister City

Ascensión has one sister city.:

* - Mesilla, New Mexico, USA
