South Of Manzanillo Record Cool Termperatures
This is not to start some kind of debate -- go elsewhere to argue por favor :)
The weather along the Michoacan and Guerrero coast is cooler than at anytime in memory. Beto's grandmother was born during the 1917 Spanish flu epidemic and she claims not even her great mother ever reported temperatures this cool this far south.
Usually the city of Manzanillo can be used as a "cut-off point" southbound for cool nights even in winter. The normal temperature at night in Las Penas in in the high seventies in early January.
For weeks the temperature has been dropping to the mid-sixties. Sea SURFACE temperature has been measured by my son-in-law to be SEVENTY POINT NINE degrees with very low swell height. Unheard of.
So, what does this mean?
I would tend to believe temperatures in urban areas within enclosed bays would be measurably warmer.
But for folks unused to very warm and very humid coastal climate the low temperatures are a boon.
I would lean heavily toward discouraging solo boondocking. It just isn't at all safe. But Michoacan has some of the most affordable RV beach camping in Mexico. The climate had discouraged gringoization of the ambiance and price tag of organized camping.
How long is this going to last? My crystal ball came defective from the factory :) And micro climates rule down here. I've seen within a space of 48 hours s dawn temperature difference of 15 degrees F between Las Penas, and Zihuatanejo -- a mere 70 miles distant.
Enjoy it while you can!
The weather along the Michoacan and Guerrero coast is cooler than at anytime in memory. Beto's grandmother was born during the 1917 Spanish flu epidemic and she claims not even her great mother ever reported temperatures this cool this far south.
Usually the city of Manzanillo can be used as a "cut-off point" southbound for cool nights even in winter. The normal temperature at night in Las Penas in in the high seventies in early January.
For weeks the temperature has been dropping to the mid-sixties. Sea SURFACE temperature has been measured by my son-in-law to be SEVENTY POINT NINE degrees with very low swell height. Unheard of.
So, what does this mean?
I would tend to believe temperatures in urban areas within enclosed bays would be measurably warmer.
But for folks unused to very warm and very humid coastal climate the low temperatures are a boon.
I would lean heavily toward discouraging solo boondocking. It just isn't at all safe. But Michoacan has some of the most affordable RV beach camping in Mexico. The climate had discouraged gringoization of the ambiance and price tag of organized camping.
How long is this going to last? My crystal ball came defective from the factory :) And micro climates rule down here. I've seen within a space of 48 hours s dawn temperature difference of 15 degrees F between Las Penas, and Zihuatanejo -- a mere 70 miles distant.
Enjoy it while you can!
