San Juanico, Baja California Sur

San Juanico is a fishing village in Comondú Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico, located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean on the Bahía San Juanico. Originally a primitive settlement used by fishermen from a larger pueblo at Cadeje, legend says American smugglers and surfers noticed the bahia's waves in the mid-seventies. Afterward, the settlement grew alongside its reputation as one of the ten best surfing spots in the world. Various efforts to hide the pueblo by ex-pats include promoting the name, "Scorpion Bay" instead of San Juanico.

As of 2010, the village had a total population of 687,[1] which included Mexican nationals living in the pueblo and in surrounding ranchos, and immigrants from the U.S. and elsewhere.

San Juanico Airstrip was notorious for smugglers but is presently closed. Nearby Cadejé Airstrip is now used for single engine aircraft.[2]

## Climate

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Climate data for San Juanico, Baja California Sur (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 36
(97)  | 38
(100)  | 37
(99)  | 39.5
(103.1)  | 41
(106)  | 40
(104)  | 46
(115)  | 42
(108)  | 41
(106)  | 39
(102)  | 39
(102)  | 38
(100)  | 46
(115)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 31.4
(88.5)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 15.9
(60.6)  | 19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 8.6
(47.5)  | 9.3
(48.7)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 10.6
(51.1)  | 11.7
(53.1)  | 14.7
(58.5)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 16.4
(61.5)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 9.1
(48.4)  | 13.7
(56.7)
Record low °C (°F)  | 0
(32)  | 1.5
(34.7)  | 0.9
(33.6)  | 1
(34)  | 6
(43)  | 5
(41)  | 6
(43)  | 7
(45)  | 2.5
(36.5)  | 4
(39)  | 3
(37)  | 1.5
(34.7)  | 0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 8.6
(0.34)  | 8.8
(0.35)  | 5.5
(0.22)  | 0.8
(0.03)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 1.1
(0.04)  | 0.2
(0.01)  | 21.5
(0.85)  | 23.6
(0.93)  | 22.7
(0.89)  | 12.2
(0.48)  | 13.8
(0.54)  | 118.8
(4.68)
Average rainy days  | 1.2  | 1.4  | 0.7  | 0.1  | 0.1  | 0.2  | 0.5  | 1.7  | 1.9  | 0.9  | 1.1  | 1.7  | 11.5
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Comondú". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
2. ^ Baja Bush Pilots forum about San Juanico Airstrip Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020" (TXT) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
4. ^ "VALORES EXTREMOS" (TXT) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

## External links

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* Scorpion Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
* In Baja, Surfers Battle over the Perfect Wave

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