# Viesca

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{{Short description|Town in the Mexican state of Coahuila}}
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'''Viesca'''  ({{IPA|es|ˈbjeska|Viesca Pronunciation.ogg}}) is a town and seat of the [surrounding municipality of the same name](/source/Viesca_(municipality)), located in the northern [Mexican state](/source/Mexican_state) of [Coahuila](/source/Coahuila). Named after the third governor of [Coahuila and Texas](/source/Coahuila_and_Texas), [José María Viesca](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Viesca),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viesca |url=https://www.visitmexico.com/en/coahuila-de-zaragoza/viesca |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220401083743/https://www.visitmexico.com/en/coahuila-de-zaragoza/viesca |archive-date=2022-04-01 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=visitmexico.com |language=en}}</ref> Viesca had a population of 19,328 at the last census. Of this number 9,695 were men and 9,633 were women.

==Economy==
Viesca's primary economic activity was formerly a salt factory which provided most of the jobs in town. The factory was shut down in 1992.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} Today, the main workplaces are the auto parts assembly factories that still operate giving jobs for most of the economic activity.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Viesca (1991–2020)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan record high C = 42.0
|Feb record high C = 44.0
|Mar record high C = 44.0
|Apr record high C = 45.0
|May record high C = 46.0
|Jun record high C = 46.0
|Jul record high C = 46.0
|Aug record high C = 46.6
|Sep record high C = 46.0
|Oct record high C = 43.0
|Nov record high C = 41.0
|Dec record high C = 37.0
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 24.0			
|Feb high C = 27.5
|Mar high C = 30.8
|Apr high C = 34.6
|May high C = 37.3								
|Jun high C = 37.7
|Jul high C = 36.7
|Aug high C = 36.4
|Sep high C = 33.7
|Oct high C = 31.8
|Nov high C = 28.0
|Dec high C = 24.3
|year high C = 31.9
|Jan mean C = 14.8
|Feb mean C = 17.8
|Mar mean C = 21.0
|Apr mean C = 25.0
|May mean C = 28.3
|Jun mean C = 30.0
|Jul mean C = 29.7
|Aug mean C = 29.3
|Sep mean C = 26.6
|Oct mean C = 23.5
|Nov mean C = 18.9
|Dec mean C = 15.3
|year mean C = 23.4
|Jan low C = 5.6
|Feb low C = 8.1
|Mar low C = 11.1
|Apr low C = 15.3
|May low C = 19.3
|Jun low C = 22.3
|Jul low C = 22.6
|Aug low C = 22.1
|Sep low C = 19.5
|Oct low C = 15.2
|Nov low C = 9.7
|Dec low C = 6.2
|year low C = 14.8
|Jan record low C = -13.0
|Feb record low C = -9.0
|Mar record low C = -7.0
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = 1.0
|Jun record low C = 6.0
|Jul record low C = 2.2
|Aug record low C = 2.4
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 1.0
|Nov record low C = -8.0
|Dec record low C = -10.0
|year record low C = 
|precipitation colour = green 
|Jan precipitation mm = 10.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 4.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 5.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 2.9
|May precipitation mm = 6.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 20.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 19.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 19.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 36.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 6.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.2
|year precipitation mm = 153.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 1.7
| Feb precipitation days = 0.8
| Mar precipitation days = 1.0
| Apr precipitation days = 0.6
| May precipitation days = 1.3
| Jun precipitation days = 2.9
| Jul precipitation days = 3.8
| Aug precipitation days = 3.0
| Sep precipitation days = 3.8
| Oct precipitation days = 2.4
| Nov precipitation days = 1.3
| Dec precipitation days = 1.4
| year precipitation days = 24.0
|source 1 = [Servicio Meteorologico Nacional](/source/Servicio_Meteorologico_Nacional)<ref name=SMN1>{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/coah/nor9120_05041.txt
| title = Estado de Coahuila-Estacion: VIESCA (DGE) 
| work = Normales Climatologicas 1991–2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional 
| language = es
| access-date = 21 September 2025}}</ref><ref name = extremas>{{cite web
| url = https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/coah/medex05041.txt
| title = Extreme for Viesca 
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional 
| language = Spanish
| accessdate = September 21, 2025}}</ref>
|date=September 2025
}}

==References==
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{{Coahuila}}
{{Comarca Lagunera metropolitan area}}

Category:Populated places in Coahuila

{{Coahuila-geo-stub}}

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