Climate in Mexico City: what will be the maximum and minimum temperature this July 3

In the time of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into a heavy rain that causes flooding in a few minutes, so it is increasingly common for people to try to be forewarned in the face of temperature variations.

Below is the expected weather report in the next few hours for Mexico City:

During the day the temperature will reach a maximum of 26 degrees, the probability of rain will be 5%, with a cloudiness of 77%, while the gusts of wind will reach 32 kilometers per hour.

As for ultraviolet rays, they are expected to reach a level of up to 8.

For the night, the temperature will reach 15 degrees, while the precipitation forecast will be 18%, with 82% cloud cover, while the wind gusts will be 33 kilometers per hour during the day.

How is the weather in the Mexican capital

The temperature in CDMX ranges between 22 and 27 degrees. (Photo: File)

One might think that due to its geographical location and its size, CDMX would have a homogeneous subtropical climate, but this is not the case, since it has climates that range from temperate to humid cold and alpine tundra in the highest part of the south.

In general, the climate is warm and temperate in CDMX, hovering between 22 to 27 degrees; summers are characterized by having a good amount of rainwater, with June, August and September being the months in which the most rainfall is recorded.

During the winter, temperatures usually drop to zero degrees in mountainous areas, such as Ajusco; In contrast, demarcations such as Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero tend to be the driest and most temperate.

Among the historical records, the last time snow fell in the city was in 1967; while the highest temperature was recorded on May 9, 1998, when the thermometer rose to 33.9 degrees, while the minimum was -10 degrees on December 10, 1972.

Due to climate change, the capital is severely affected by constant environmental contingencies, which is why currently the Ministry of the Environment (Sedema), in alliance with the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development (GIZ Mexico) and the Climate Initiative of Mexico (ICM ), implements a series of actions that revolve around integrated and sustainable mobility; sun city; zero waste; sustainable water management and river rescue; revegetation of the countryside and the city; air quality and climatic culture.

What is the weather in Mexico

In Mexico up to seven types of climate are identified. (Photo: File)

Mexico is a beneficiary country, since its geographical position (its exit to the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the division made by the Tropic of Cancer) makes it a mega-diverse area, being home to at least 12% of the species of the world, being 12 thousand of them endemic.

Although the Tropic of Cancer divides the country into two climatic zones – one temperate and the other tropical – the truth is that the altitude, latitude and distribution of land and water mean that up to seven types of climate can be identified in the national territory: warm sub-humid , dry, semi-dry, dry desert, warm humid, temperate sub-humid, temperate humid and cold.

In this context, it is not surprising that in the highlands of Chihuahua the thermometer reaches -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert, the same as in the north of the country, it rises to 50 degrees Celsius.

According to the National Weather Service, the average annual temperature in the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities like Mexicali, Culiacán, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Torreón, Saltillo and Monterrey where temperatures are extremely high.

As proof of this is San Luis Río Colorado, a city located in Sonora and that is located on the limits of the Great Altar Desert of Baja California and the state of Arizona and that is well known for having the record for the highest temperature recorded in the country, after the July 6, 1966 thermometer rose to mark 58.5 degrees Celsius.

In contrast, the lowest temperature recorded in history was that of December 27, 1997, when the thermometer dropped to -25 degrees in the Chihuahuan municipality of Madero.

However, this variety of climates have been affected in recent years by climate change and experts foresee a discouraging future for the country with a considerable reduction in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures.

The ravages have already begun to affect farmers and ranchers due to droughts or severe floods, while in times of heat there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in the main cities, as is the case of the Mexican capital.

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