Location & Surroundings

El Cordón is a hill in Oaxaca, Mexico, at 2,308 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Teotitlan de Flores Magon, 36 km to the northeast. The national capital Mexico City is about 250 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Tehuacan Airport, 62 km away.

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Basic Data

  • Type hill (HLL)
  • a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m

Geography

  • Coordinates
    17° 56' 39" N, 97° 20' 32" W
  • Elevation DEM: 2308 m
  • Timezone America/Mexico_City
  • Time Shift GMT -6 (DST -6)

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 10 p/km²
  • Built-up 0.0%
  • Settlement Very low density rural
  • Currency Peso (MXN)
  • Phone Prefix +52

Sun & Local Time

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Alternate Names

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El Cordón

Weather in El Cordon

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for El Cordon, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 18.0 C with partly cloudy skies and a 3.9 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 11.7 to 18.0 C, max wind 3.9 m/s. Precip around 0.1 mm. Solar peaks near 556 W/m2.

Temperature
18.0 C
Wind
3.9 m/s E (78 deg)
Humidity
56 %
Pressure
1,018.2 hPa
Clouds
40 %
Precip
0.06 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 18.0 3.9 78 56 1,018.2 - / 0.00 40 0.0 n/a
6h 14.8 3.1 82 81 1,017.2 0.01 / 0.01 100 555.7 n/a
12h 12.5 2.3 92 96 1,019.9 0.04 / 0.05 92 0.0 n/a
18h 11.7 2.1 83 97 1,019.3 0.15 / 0.19 100 0.0 n/a
Tomorrow 15.3 2.8 85 72 1,019.4 0.00 / 0.06 100 190.6 n/a
30h 13.3 2.0 87 80 1,019.0 0.00 / 0.00 100 211.6 n/a
36h 11.8 2.0 103 86 1,021.4 0.00 / 0.00 100 0.0 n/a
42h 11.6 2.7 76 96 1,020.5 0.11 / 0.11 100 0.0 n/a
Sunday 15.1 3.4 78 81 1,019.6 0.18 / 0.29 89 208.9 n/a
54h 13.9 3.1 79 86 1,018.9 0.00 / 0.17 100 411.4 n/a
60h 12.3 2.1 74 97 1,021.2 0.42 / 0.58 100 0.0 n/a
66h 10.5 1.8 113 94 1,021.1 0.00 / 0.13 76 0.0 n/a
Monday 18.5 3.2 80 38 1,018.8 0.00 / 0.00 9 458.3 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-10-23 18:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in El Cordon?
Now 18.0 C with partly cloudy skies and a 3.9 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 11.7 to 18.0 C, max wind 3.9 m/s. Precip around 0.1 mm. Solar peaks near 556 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 0.1 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
When are sunrise and sunset in El Cordon today?
Sunrise around 06:24 and sunset around 18:03 (local time). Day length about 11h 39m.
What is the local time in El Cordon?
Local time is 22:50. Time zone: America/Mexico_City (UTC-06:00).
What type of place is El Cordon?
El Cordon is a hill.
What is the elevation of El Cordon?
DEM 2,308 m.
Where is El Cordon located?
It is at 17.94406, -97.34216 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is El Cordon in?
It is in Mexico.

Sources

Last updated 2017-07-06
geonames https://www.geonames.org/11598046

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