Sierra Madre Occidental · Zacatecas · MexicoSummit weather, forecast and climate

Bufa

2,496 m

Elevation2,496 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation74 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

22.78° N, 102.56° WElevation 2,496 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bufa in brief

Bufa rises to 2,496 m in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Zacatecas, Mexico.

At the summit, May is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Zacatecas, 2.2 km to the SW at 2,480 m.

Elevation: 2,496 m · 8,189 ft
Range: Sierra Madre Occidental
Region: Zacatecas
Country: Mexico
Coordinates: 22.7772, -102.5620
Nearest airport: General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) · 18 km

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Bufa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	15°	17°	19°	21°	23°	22°	20°	20°	19°	19°	17°	15°
Average low	6°	7°	8°	11°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	8°	7°
Precipitation	21 mm	12 mm	4 mm	9 mm	24 mm	86 mm	114 mm	96 mm	96 mm	33 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Cloud cover	31%	26%	25%	28%	22%	33%	45%	41%	43%	29%	20%	30%
Daylight	10h 53	11h 24	12h 00	12h 41	13h 14	13h 31	13h 24	12h 56	12h 17	11h 38	11h 03	10h 45
Month score	78	91	99	98	93	75	62	69	68	91	92	83

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,050 m	4,300 m	4,550 m	4,950 m	5,200 m	5,100 m	4,900 m	4,900 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,400 m	4,200 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C