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Mexico

Country in North America.

Capital: Mexico City
Population: 132.3 M
Area: 1,972,550 km²

Essentials

Emergency

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Money

Mexican peso · MXN

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Power

120 / 127 V · 60 Hz

Plug notes

Both 120/240 V split-phase and 127/220 V three-phase are used.

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Driving

Right side

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Time zone

UTC-06:00 +3

UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-08:00

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Calling code

+52

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Languages

Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya

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When to go to Mexico

Mexico CityGuadalajaraMonterreyTijuana

Mexico City

Best: October – May

January: high 22 °C, low 8 °C, 7 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 25 °C, low 10 °C, 3 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 26 °C, low 11 °C, 19 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 28 °C, low 13 °C, 27 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 27 °C, low 14 °C, 53 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 26 °C, low 14 °C, 127 mm of rain.
July: high 25 °C, low 13 °C, 176 mm of rain.
August: high 25 °C, low 13 °C, 186 mm of rain.
September: high 24 °C, low 13 °C, 144 mm of rain.
October: high 23 °C, low 12 °C, 79 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 23 °C, low 10 °C, 10 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 22 °C, low 9 °C, 9 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Mexico Central, D. F. station (8 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Guadalajara

Best: October – February

January: high 25 °C, low 8 °C, 9 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 28 °C, low 9 °C, 10 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 31 °C, low 10 °C, 6 mm of rain.
April: high 33 °C, low 12 °C, 4 mm of rain.
May: high 34 °C, low 15 °C, 13 mm of rain.
June: high 32 °C, low 18 °C, 166 mm of rain.
July: high 29 °C, low 17 °C, 264 mm of rain.
August: high 28 °C, low 17 °C, 212 mm of rain.
September: high 28 °C, low 17 °C, 166 mm of rain.
October: high 28 °C, low 15 °C, 58 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 27 °C, low 11 °C, 18 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 25 °C, low 9 °C, 11 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Guadalajara, Jal. station (4 km away), 1996–2025 monthly records · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Monterrey

Best: October – March

January: high 22 °C, low 10 °C, 18 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 25 °C, low 12 °C, 16 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 28 °C, low 15 °C, 23 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 32 °C, low 19 °C, 32 mm of rain.
May: high 34 °C, low 21 °C, 46 mm of rain.
June: high 36 °C, low 23 °C, 55 mm of rain.
July: high 36 °C, low 23 °C, 98 mm of rain.
August: high 37 °C, low 24 °C, 81 mm of rain.
September: high 32 °C, low 22 °C, 215 mm of rain.
October: high 30 °C, low 19 °C, 61 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 25 °C, low 14 °C, 28 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 22 °C, low 10 °C, 24 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. Monterrey station (23 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Tijuana

Best: All year

January: high 19 °C, low 10 °C, 50 mm of rain, a best month.
February: high 19 °C, low 11 °C, 56 mm of rain, a best month.
March: high 19 °C, low 12 °C, 37 mm of rain, a best month.
April: high 20 °C, low 14 °C, 17 mm of rain, a best month.
May: high 21 °C, low 16 °C, 7 mm of rain, a best month.
June: high 22 °C, low 17 °C, 1 mm of rain, a best month.
July: high 24 °C, low 19 °C, 2 mm of rain, a best month.
August: high 25 °C, low 20 °C, 0 mm of rain, a best month.
September: high 25 °C, low 19 °C, 3 mm of rain, a best month.
October: high 23 °C, low 16 °C, 13 mm of rain, a best month.
November: high 21 °C, low 13 °C, 20 mm of rain, a best month.
December: high 19 °C, low 10 °C, 42 mm of rain, a best month.

Average daily high (°C) and monthly rain (mm). Highlighted: daytime highs of 16–30 °C with under 120 mm of rain. San Diego International Airport station (26 km away), 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

Destinations

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About Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, bordering the United States of America to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area.

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Photo credits (127)

Mexico City: Gobierno CDMX · CC0 · Commons
Cancún: Microstar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Oaxaca City: Apsu09 · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Mérida: the above mentioned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Guadalajara: Isacdaavid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
San Miguel de Allende: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jiuguangw/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Puerto Vallarta: Microstar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cabo San Lucas: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Baja California: Tomas Castelazo · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Monterrey: Nathaniel C. Sheetz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Chichen Itza: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Teotihuacan: Hdlrosa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Historic center of Mexico City: Ralf Roletschek · GFDL 1.2 · Commons
National Museum of Anthropology: kornemuz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Palenque: Ljuba brank at Slovenian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Monte Albán: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tulum: Gennaro Conte · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Estadio Azteca: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Uxmal: Adrian Hernandez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Parícutin: Jim Luhr, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Commons
Pico de Orizaba: México en Fotos · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Popocatépetl: Jakub Hejtmánek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Calakmul: Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
El Tajín: Photograph: Frank C. Müller , Baden-Baden · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Socorro Island: NOAA · Public domain · Commons
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Great Pyramid of Cholula: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Templo Mayor: GAED · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve: Solo se puede ser libre Cuándo no se tiene nada que perder from Mexico D.F., México · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Chapultepec Castle: Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Xochicalco: Maxtreiber · Public domain · Commons
Mitla: User:Gengiskanhg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Palacio de Bellas Artes: Octavio Alonso Maya Castro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
National Palace: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Casas Grandes: Levi bernardo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Zócalo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Frida Kahlo Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Nachtwächter assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Angel of Independence: Carlos Valenzuela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Lake Chapala: NASA · Public domain · Commons
Iztaccihuatl: Cvmontuy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Coba: Elelicht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Monumento a la Revolución: Carlos Valenzuela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mayapan: Joeldesalvatierra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tres Zapotes: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tula: User:Luidger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Volcán de Colima: NASA · Public domain · Commons
La Venta: Alfonsobouchot · Public domain · Commons
El Chichón: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · Public domain · Commons
Luis Barragán House and Studio: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Yaxchilan: Jacob Rus · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve: The Gentle from San Diego, California Republic · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve: Richard Waitt, U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Commons
Sian Ka'an: Tschips · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sumidero Canyon: Sgroey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Nevado de Toluca: México en Fotos, A.C. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Torre Latinoamericana: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cave of Swallows: Stubb · FAL · Commons
Toniná: Dge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bonampak: Oleksii0 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sanctuary of Atotonilco: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Hierve el Agua: Adrián Cerón · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Kabah: unknown author · Public domain · Commons
Mapimí Silent Zone: Cryptocône · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
San Juan de Ulúa: Victor Pineda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve: Luistlatoani · Public domain · Commons
Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco: Netzai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Ek' Balam: Photo by Dorothy Beals and Sarah Martin Original uploader was Elijahmeeks at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lake Pátzcuaro: No machine-readable author provided. Gengiskanhg assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Chacchoben: -Luyten- · Public domain · Commons
Cerro de la Silla: Carlos Valenzuela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
San José Mogote: Maunus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sistema Sac Actun: anjči from London, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Peña de Bernal: Arq. Carlos G. Calzada · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cuicuilco: Felipe huerta hdez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cabo Pulmo National Park: John Markos O'Neill from San Francisco, California · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Los Pinos: Drkgk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Malinche: Luis Beltran · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cempoala: User:Gengiskanhg · Public domain · Commons
Six Flags México: Kintanarrey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cacaxtla: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Zacatón: Francisco Javier Mendez Pedraza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Labna: MarcM13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Guadalajara Cathedral: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Yagul: México en Fotos · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Guachimontones: Esteban Tucci · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Chapultepec Zoo: Nonbeach · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Edzna: Ralf Roletschek · GFDL 1.2 · Commons
Xcaret Park: Bahman from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Anahuacalli Museum: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cofre de Perote: cz354x · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Plaza de las Tres Culturas: No machine-readable author provided. JEDIKNIGHT1970 assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
Palace of Iturbide: José Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Dzibilchaltun: -Luyten- · Public domain · Commons
World Trade Center Mexico City: Daniel Manrique (roadmr@entropia.com.mx) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Desierto de los Leones National Park: Rage against · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila: My friend was the photographer; this image was uploaded under the GFDL with his permission. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sayil: Juan José Acevedo Góngora · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Plaza México: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Auditorio Nacional: Pierre-Selim Huard · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Museo Nacional de Arte: Luisalvaz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Dzibanche: HJPD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Sierra de la Laguna: Darknight0320 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Tzintzuntzan: Thelmadatter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Picacho del Diablo: Jaime Sanchez Diaz (jsanchezd) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Becan: PhilippN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Alameda Central: Gobierno CDMX · CC0 · Commons
Laguna Salada: NASA · Public domain · Commons
Kohunlich: Dge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cancun Underwater Museum: Andy Blackledge from Scottsdale, AZ, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Puebla Cathedral: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Agua Azul: Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
plaza Garibaldi: JEDIKNIGHT1970 · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
Las Pozas: MyName (Bernardo Bolaños) · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Lagunas de Montebello National Park: No machine-readable author provided. Agguizar~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain · Commons
Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán: nan palmero · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Alhóndiga de Granaditas: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mérida Cathedral: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park: Ken Thomas · Public domain · Commons
Hueyatlaco: https://www.flickr.com/photos/xhumpty/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Chalcatzingo: Michellerubick · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Santa Prisca Church: Mario guerrero ledesma 1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Ik Kil: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Tláloc: Bodofzt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cerro Prieto: Marshall Reed, U.S. Department of Energy · Public domain · Commons

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