Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
Will it rain, will it be a sunny day or will it get cold this Sunday, April 7? Here is the weather forecast for the next few hours in Mexico City.
During the day the temperature will reach a maximum of 30 degrees, the probability of rain will be 1%, with cloudiness of 18%, while wind gusts will be 41 kilometers per hour.
As for ultraviolet rays, they are expected to reach a level of up to 13.
For the night, the temperature will reach 14 degrees, while the precipitation forecast will be 0%, with 24% cloudiness, while wind gusts will reach 37 kilometers per hour at night.
Prediction of the weather in Mexico City (Illustrative image Infobae)
It might be thought that due to its geographical location and its size, the Mexican capital would have a homogeneous subtropical climate, but this is not the case, as it has climates that range from temperate to cold humid and alpine tundra in the highest part of the south.
In general, the climate is warm and temperate in CDMX and ranges on average 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 winter, temperatures usually drop to zero degrees in the highest areas of the periphery, such as Ajusco; In contrast, municipalities such as Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero tend to be the driest and most temperate.
Among the historical records is that the last time it snowed 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, which occurred on December 10, 1972.
Due to climate change, the capital is hit hard by constant environmental contingencies, which is why currently the Ministry of the Environment (Sedema), in alliance with the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development (GIZ México) and the Mexican Climate Initiative (ICM ), implements a series of actions that revolve around integrated and sustainable mobility; solar city; zero waste; sustainable water management and river rescue; revegetation of the countryside and the city; air quality and climate culture.
The temperature in CDMX ranges between 22 and 27 degrees. (DARKQUARTERS)
Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, because due to its geographical location that makes it a recipient of a great variety of climates, it has become home to 12% of the world’s species (12,000 of which are endemic).
The country is located in two completely different areas as it is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer: on the one hand there is the tropical zone and on the other with a temperate climate, however, these are intermingled by the oceans and reliefs that surround Mexico giving origin to more times.
Given this, it is not surprising to find that in the highest parts of Chihuahua temperatures are around -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert the thermometer reaches up to 50 degrees.
The country has a warm rainy zone that includes the low coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; warm-humid and warm sub-humid regions that can be found in the coastal plains of the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the north of Chiapas and in the Yucatan Peninsula; dry climate in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental, the upper basins of the Balsas and Papaloapan rivers, parts of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Yucatán and Chiapas; temperate zones, mostly the territory north of the Tropic of Cancer; and semi-desert, north of the Altiplano.
The average temperature in the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities such as Mexicali, Culiacán, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Torreón, Saltillo or Monterrey where the high temperatures are truly extreme.
When talking about the record maximum and minimum temperatures in Mexico, San Luis Río Colorado, a city located in Sonora but bordering the Great Altar Desert of Baja California, rose to 58.5 degrees on July 6, 1966; In contrast, the minimum temperature was recorded on December 27, 1997 in the municipality of Madero in Chihuahua, with -25 degrees.
Experts assure that due to climate change the nation will suffer in the future a decrease in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures; In addition, there have been major impacts on farmers and ranchers due to droughts or severe floods in recent years; while in hot times there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in the main cities such as CDMX or Monterrey.
