The climate of Mexico: when to go to Mexico

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Mexico has a climate that varies considerably according to the altitude of the various areas of the country, the Mexican climate is in fact divided into four climatic areas, according to its height: Le tierras calientes, le tierras templadas, le tierras frias and the tierras heladas.

As regards the large extension of the country from north to south, the climate passes from the desert climate of the north to the tropical-equatorial one of the south. The Tropic of Cancer climatically divides Mexico, to the south of the Tropic are the areas subject to tropical climate , while to the north are those subject to temperate climate.

A BIG DIFFERENCE OF CLIMATES

Returning to the climatic division for height, the so-called tierras calientes are those areas of Mexico that are found at altitudes below 600 meters, in general, are areas with a tropical climate, high humidity with constant temperatures around 25 ° C and relatively high rainfall, with average annual precipitation values sometimes exceeding 1,500 mm, the areas in this climate are the Yucatan Peninsula and the plains of Chiapas and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

The tierras templadas are found at altitudes between 700 and 1,600 meters, temperatures are around 20 ° C, with discrete changes in temperature between day and night, especially in the summer months, the rains occur mainly in the summer months between June and September and reaching annual averages around 1,000 mm.

The tierras frias are found at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,800 meters, in this climatic zone is also the capital, Mexico City (2,420 meters high), the climate here is temperate, the rainy season is the summer between June and September, on average this area has values around 800 mm of rain per year.

Finally, the tierras heladas are the areas of Mexico at heights above 2,800 meters, here the climate is mountain type. In these areas glaciers and perennial snow are present at heights above 4,800 meters.

WHEN TO GO TO MEXICO

Due to the wide variety of climate Mexico can be visited at any time of year, each area has, however, his best season to visit. The coastal areas are hot and humid throughout the year, while the highlands have mild temperatures even in winter, where the dry season runs from November to April and this is the best time to visit the highlands of Mexico.

Along the tropical coasts of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean the winter and spring months, between November and April are the best for a trip, while the summer months are the wettest and the risk of tropical cyclones is high, the most cyclones occurs in the months between August and October, although the cyclone season extends from June to November.

The climate of Mexico City.

Climate of Yucatan.

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THE CLIMATE OF MEXICO: CLIMATIC TABLES

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CLIMATE TABLES: MEXICO CITY

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MEXICO CITY (Tacubaya) (2308 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	7,4	21,7	7,6	2,2
February	8,5	23,4	7,0	2,5
March	10,4	25,7	8,9	4,1
April	12,3	26,8	22,5	6,8
May	13,2	26,8	66,5	12,9
June	13,5	25,3	140,0	18,7
July	12,5	23,8	189,5	23,2
August	12,7	23,9	171,2	20,9
September	12,7	23,3	139,8	18,2
October	11,2	22,9	72,4	9,6
November	9,7	22,9	12,6	3,8
December	8,1	21,9	8,2	2,0
YEAR	11,0	24,0	846,1	124,8

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CLIMATE TABLES: ACAPULCO

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ACAPULCO (30 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	23,3	30,4	14,8	1,0
February	23,5	30,4	5,8	0,4
March	23,5	30,4	2,2	0,3
April	24,0	30,8	3,2	0,2
May	25,1	31,6	26,1	2,6
June	25,2	31,9	263,6	12,4
July	25,1	32,3	246,9	12,4
August	25,1	32,2	295,2	13,6
September	24,7	31,6	309,6	14,3
October	25,1	31,7	138,8	7,9
November	24,8	31,4	20,1	1,7
December	24,1	30,9	10,8	0,8
YEAR	24,5	31,3	1336,8	67,6

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CLIMATE TABLES: CABO SAN LUCAS

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CABO SAN LUCAS (20 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	13,0	25,4	11,7	1,2
February	12,7	25,9	3,4	0,4
March	13,5	26,9	1,8	0,3
April	15,4	29,0	1,3	0,1
May	17,0	30,7	0,1	0,1
June	19,0	31,7	0,0	0,0
July	22,8	33,3	13,3	1,1
August	24,2	33,7	48,5	2,9
September	23,9	33,0	82,3	3,3
October	21,4	32,1	32,2	1,6
November	17,5	29,4	11,5	0,7
December	14,5	26,8	14,5	1,0
YEAR	17,9	29,8	220,6	12,7

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CLIMATE TABLES: CANCUN

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CANCUN (10 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	19,8	28,3	104	9,4
February	20,3	29,4	49	5,9
March	21,0	30,7	44	5,0
April	22,6	32,2	41	4,1
May	23,9	33,5	86	6,7
June	24,7	33,7	138	11,0
July	24,8	34,3	78	9,3
August	24,6	34,8	87	9,7
September	24,3	33,7	182	14,0
October	23,3	31,6	272	16,4
November	21,9	29,8	130	11,4
December	20,5	28,6	86	9,8
YEAR	22,6	31,7	1300	112,7

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SEA WATER TEMPERATURE

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*ACAPULCO*
Month	Sea Water Temperature °C
January	28
February	28
March	28
April	28
May	29
June	29
July	30
August	30
September	29
October	29
November	29
December	29

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*CABO SAN LUCAS (BAJA CALIFORNIA)*
Month	Sea Water Temperature °C
January	23
February	22
March	22
April	22
May	22
June	23
July	26
August	28
September	28
October	28
November	26
December	24

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*CANCUN*
Month	Sea Water Temperature °C
January	25
February	25
March	26
April	26
May	27
June	27
July	28
August	29
September	29
October	28
November	27
December	26

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