Editing Spanish conquest of Yucatán (section)

===Climate===
The climate becomes progressively drier towards the north of the peninsula.<ref name="Quezada11p17"/> In the north, the annual mean temperature is {{convert|27|C|F}} in [[Mérida, Yucatán|Mérida]]. Average temperature in the peninsula varies from {{convert|24|C|F}} in January to {{convert|29|C|F}} in July. The lowest temperature on record is {{convert|6|C|F}}. For the peninsula as a whole, the mean annual precipitation is {{convert|1100|mm|in}}. The rainy season lasts from June to September, while the dry season runs from October to May. During the dry season, rainfall averages {{convert|300|mm|in}}; in the wet season this increases to an average {{convert|800|to|900|mm|in}}. The prevailing winds are easterly and have created an east–west precipitation gradient with average rainfall in the east exceeding {{convert|1400|mm|in}} and the north and northwestern portions of the peninsula receiving a maximum of {{convert|800|mm|in}}. The southeastern portion of the peninsula has a tropical rainy climate with a short dry season in winter.<ref name="White&Hood04p152">White and Hood 2004, p. 152.</ref>

[[Petén Basin|Petén]] has a hot climate and receives the highest rainfall in all [[Mesoamerica]].<ref name="Quezada11p16"/> The climate is divided into [[Wet season|wet]] and [[dry season]]s, with the rainy season lasting from June to December,<ref name="Schwartz90p17"/> although these seasons are not clearly defined in the south;<ref name="Schwartz90p18"/>  with rain occurring through most of the year.<ref name="Quezada11p16"/> The climate of Petén varies from [[Tropical climate|tropical]] in the south to [[Subtropics|semitropical]] in the north; temperature varies between {{convert|12|and|40|C|F}}, although it does not usually drop beneath {{convert|18|C|F}}.<ref name="Schwartz90p17">Schwartz 1990, p. 17.</ref> Mean temperature varies from {{convert|24.3|C|F}} in the southeast to {{convert|26.9|C|F}} in the northeast. Highest temperatures are reached from April to June, while January is the coldest month; all Petén experiences a hot dry period in late August. Annual precipitation is high, varying from a mean of {{convert|1198|mm|in}} in the northeast to {{convert|2007|mm|in}} in central Petén.<ref name="Schwartz90p18">Schwartz 1990, p. 18.</ref>