Guanajuato City Guide 2017-18

Orientation Guanajuato is one of the 31 states in Mexico, bounded by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north and northeast, Querétaro to the east, Michoacán to the south, and Jalisco to the west. It is located on the Mesa Central at an average elevation of about 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) and forms part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, the Mexican Plateau and the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. The State of Guanajuato is one of the main tourist destinations in the whole country, featuring world famous treasure towns such as San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo and Guanajuato, the state capital. In the colonial period the Spanish discovered silver and gold in that area and began forming settlements in the region. Weather Based on historical climate data, the warmest month are April and May. Most rainfall is seen in June, July, August and September. These three months are considered the “rainy season.” July has the most rainfall. Guanajuato has dry periods in January, February, March, April, November and December. On average, the warmest month is May. On average, the coolest month is January and February is the driest month.

Season Spring Summer

Description

Average High 30.1°C (86.2°F) 28.3°C (82.9°F) 26.6°C (79.9°F) 24.4°C (75.9°F)

Average Low 11.2°C (52.2°F) 15.6°C (60.1°F) 12.4°C (54.3°F) 16.4°C (61.5°F)

Warm Rainy

Fall

Hot and Rainy Cold and Dry

Winter

Time Zone Guanajuato falls in the Central Time Zone (GMT/UTC-6 during Standard Time and GMT/UTC-5 during Daylight Savings Time). Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the first Sunday of April, and falls back to Standard Time at the same time on the last Sunday of October. City Design and Layout Guanajuato is roughly divided into four neighborhoods, the oldest of which is Santa Fe. The layout of the city seems haphazard; due to the naturally irregular terrain, narrow alleys wind into steep staircases. Few roads are wide enough to accommodate cars, except for modern thoroughfares. Some main roads are completely or partly underground.

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