Editing Oaxaca (section)

===Climate===
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While the state is within the tropical latitudes, its climate varies with altitude.<ref name="mediofisico"/> There are three principal climate regions in the state. The first is the hot and subtropical lands. This accounts for about 30% of the state. The next is the semi hot and semi humid regions which account for about 18%, and temperate and semi humid at about 16%. All of these climates experience a rainy season in the summer and early fall.<ref name="oaxgobter"/> As most of the state is over {{convert|2000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]], average temperature is about {{convert|18|°C|°F|1}}, except near the coast. The coastline along with the regions of Yautepec, Putla, parts of Huahuapan and Silacayoapan are hot and relatively dry. Hot and humid climates predominate in Villa Alta, and the Central Valleys area and all others over {{convert|2000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level have a temperate climate. A few of the highest peaks, such as those in Tehuantepec and Putla have a cold climate. Precipitation varies from between {{convert|430|to|2700|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} per year. The Sierra Mazteca, Textepec and other areas near the Veracruz border have rains year round. The rest of the state receives the majority of its rain during the summer and early fall. The higher elevations can experience freezing temperatures in December and January.<ref name="mediofisico"/> The [[Chivela Pass|Chivela mountain pass]] in [[Isthmus of Tehuantepec]] provides a gap for the wind to pass between mountain ranges,<ref>{{Cite journal |author=W. James Steenburgh |title=The Structure and Evolution of Gap Outflow over the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico |journal=Monthly Weather Review |volume=126 |issue=10 |pages=2673–2691 |publisher=American Meteorological Society |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<2673:TSAEOG>2.0.CO;2 |year=1998 |bibcode=1998MWRv..126.2673S |doi-access=free}}</ref> creating the best conditions for [[wind power in Mexico]].<ref>Duncan Wood, Samantha Lozano, Omar Romero & Sergio Romero. "[https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Border_Wind_Energy_Wood.pdf Wind energy on the border — a model for maximum benefit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706071112/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Border_Wind_Energy_Wood.pdf |date=July 6, 2017 }}" ''[[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]]'', May 2012. Quote: "wind energy projects that have been developed in the southern state of Oaxaca. There, the wind currents that cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec"</ref>