Plants and Animals of Colima, México

Environment

The Mexican state of Colima is located on the Pacific coast, south of the Tropic of Cancer. The southern Sierra Madre mountain range (Sierra Madre del Sur) runs through Colima, creating a diverse climate which is cool in the highlands and hot along the coast. Colima's mountains include two volcanoes, the active Volcán de Fuego (3820 m) and the extinct Volcán Nevado (4240 m). The average yearly temperature is 25° C, with highs around 36° and lows around 7°. The rainy season lasts from June through October and the state receives an average of 983 millimeters of rain each year.