Asunción Mita

Asunción Mita (Spanish pronunciation: [asunˈsjom ˈmita]) is a town, with a population of 20,936 (2018),^[2] and a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.

Asunción Mita
Municipality and town
Asunción Mita Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°20′N 89°43′W
Country	Guatemala
Department	Jutiapa
Area
• Total	195 sq mi (506 km2)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Total	48,297
• Density	250/sq mi (95/km2)
Climate	Aw

14°20′N 89°43′W

Population

As of 1850, the population was approximately 3,300.^[3]

Festivals

In Asunción Mita two titular celebrations are celebrated: first from the 12th to 15 August, in honor to the Virgin of Asunción; and second from 6 to 12 December, in honor to the Virgin of Concepción. Also, they celebrate in honor to the Flower War on 7 August.

Sports

Deportivo Mictlán football club, will play the 2010/2011 season at the highest level of Guatemalan football, the Liga Mayor. They play their home games at the Estadio La Asunción.

Climate

Asunción Mita has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) characterized by hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season lasts from May to October, while the dry season lasts for the rest of the year.

Climate data for Asunción Mita (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.2 (99.0)	38.8 (101.8)	39.8 (103.6)	40.8 (105.4)	39.4 (102.9)	37.8 (100.0)	37.8 (100.0)	38.4 (101.1)	37.2 (99.0)	37.5 (99.5)	36.8 (98.2)	37.8 (100.0)	40.8 (105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.2 (91.8)	34.5 (94.1)	35.6 (96.1)	36.4 (97.5)	35.1 (95.2)	33.6 (92.5)	34.0 (93.2)	34.0 (93.2)	33.3 (91.9)	32.9 (91.2)	32.7 (90.9)	32.9 (91.2)	34.0 (93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	27.2 (81.0)	28.3 (82.9)	29.5 (85.1)	28.7 (83.7)	27.5 (81.5)	27.9 (82.2)	27.7 (81.9)	26.8 (80.2)	26.6 (79.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	27.4 (81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	20.2 (68.4)	21.0 (69.8)	22.2 (72.0)	22.5 (72.5)	21.9 (71.4)	22.1 (71.8)	21.9 (71.4)	21.4 (70.5)	21.3 (70.3)	20.7 (69.3)	20.0 (68.0)	21.2 (70.2)
Record low °C (°F)	13.0 (55.4)	13.2 (55.8)	14.6 (58.3)	16.3 (61.3)	17.9 (64.2)	16.9 (62.4)	18.2 (64.8)	18.4 (65.1)	18.4 (65.1)	15.4 (59.7)	12.4 (54.3)	12.8 (55.0)	12.4 (54.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.5 (0.02)	3.9 (0.15)	6.5 (0.26)	34.7 (1.37)	183.6 (7.23)	276.4 (10.88)	197.8 (7.79)	225.3 (8.87)	284.6 (11.20)	164.1 (6.46)	30.6 (1.20)	5.6 (0.22)	1,413.6 (55.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.2	0.6	0.9	2.8	10.3	15.6	12.7	14.3	17.7	11.0	2.4	0.7	89.2
Source: NOAA[4]