Editing Veracruz (section)

===Climate===
[[File:MountainVeracruzTabascoBorder03.JPG|thumb|Mountain formation in the south of the state]]
{{climate chart|Veracruz<!--State 2008-->
|14|24|50
|16|28|32
|16|28|18
|19|31|48
|21|33|73
|20|29|308
|19|29|250
|21|31|125
|20|28|387
|18|27|204
|14|25|54
|14|25|36
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|source=[http://smn.cna.gob.mx/productos/productos.html Comisión Nacional del Agua]<!--no link? set http://smn.cna.gob.mx/-->
}}

The large variation of altitude results in a large mixture of climates, from cold, snow-topped mountain peaks to hot, humid tropical areas on the coast.<ref name="schmal"/> 32% of the state is classified as hot and humid, 52% as hot and semi humid, 9% is warm and humid, 6% as temperate and humid and 1% is classified as cold.<ref name="esveracruz"/> Hot and humid and hot and semi-humid climates dominate from sea level to about {{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} above sea level. Average annual temperature ranges from {{convert|22|to|26|C|F}} with precipitation varying from {{convert|2000|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} to just over {{convert|3500|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} per year. Cooler and humid climates are found at elevations between {{convert|1000|and|1600|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}. These have an average temperature of between {{convert|18|and|22|C|F}} with precipitation varying between {{convert|2000|and|2500|mm|in|abbr=on|0}}. Temperate climates are found at higher altitudes, between {{convert|1600|and|2800|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}. Temperatures here vary from {{convert|12|to|18|C|F}} with precipitation varying more, between {{convert|500|and|2500|mm|in|abbr=on|0}}. Cold climates are found at the highest elevations, reaching up to the Cofre de Perote and the Pico de Orizaba. There is a small semiarid region around the city of Perote and the west of the Huasteca area. This is due to a [[rain shadow]] caused by the [[Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt]] and the [[Sierra Madre Oriental]], which do not permit the flow of moist Gulf air to this region.<ref name="mediofisico"/>