Seasons

In S.C. your main seasons are "hot as heck with a nice afternoon shower" and "oh crap, not ice again, we don't have salt trucks, plows, or snow tires/chains I have leave work at 2:00am in my little Kia and I bet you we won't have power in the morning."  And then the other two seasons are just transitions.

 

In Veracruz, your seasons are:

Winter: Hot as heck + dust

Spring: Get me a bucket to wring out the sweat from my shirt + mud

Summer: Get me a bucket to wring out the sweat from my shirt + mud

Fall: Hot as heck + dust

 

We arrived on the tail end of what they call the rainy season, and I call "mud season."  Although the rain doesn't have a clock, and of course it has rained during the day, most of the time it is at night and every time I ask "Is this a hurricane?"  It comes fast and furious and I watch the palm tree swearing it is going to snap.  It comes in sideways so I only have to close the windows on one side of my house.

 

 

Then, just as quickly as it came, it disappears, the sun comes out, and we have fresh mud!  I also learned the hard way that it is nearly impossible to navigate dirt roads in mud season at night without a flash light.  Although, during the day Sofi seems to think it is pretty fun.

 

To break it down in numbers, the average temperature in July through September is 81 degrees F (low of 74, high of 88).  The average temperature in December through February is 72 degrees F (low of 63, high of 83).   As far as rain goes, in December through May the average rainfall is 1 inch per month.  While in June through September, it is 14-15 inches per month.

 

About two weeks ago it was cloudy with a breeze in the morning and got down to the low 70's.  The Mexicans had on sweaters! And no, I'm not exaggerating.... fleece blankets on babies, sweaters and jackets with hoods on kids.   They insisted I was "going to get sick from the cold" if I stayed in my tank top dress like I usually am.  I just laughed.... I wear my flip flops in the snow!