Climate: the temperatures that will predominate this September 22 in Mexico City

Coat and umbrella or light clothing and a cap? If you don't know what to wear this Friday, here it is the weather forecast for the next few hours in Mexico City.

During the day temperature will reach a maximum of 28 degrees, the rain forecast It will be 4%, with 34% cloudiness, while wind gusts will be 35 kilometers per hour.

As for ultraviolet rays, they are expected to reach a level of up to 11.

For the night, temperature will reach 13 degrees, while precipitation forecast It will be 11%, with 21% cloud cover, while wind gusts will reach 35 kilometers per hour at night.

One might think that due to its geographic location and its extension, the Mexican capital would have a uniform subtropical climate but this is not the caseas 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 the Ajusco; In contrast, demarcations such as Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero They are usually the driest and most temperate.

Between the historical records It is known 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 recorded on December 10, 1972.

Due to the climate change The capital is hard hit by constant environmental contingencies, so 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; solar city; zero waste; sustainable water management and river rescue; revegetation of the countryside and the city; air quality and climate culture.

Mexico is a privileged country, because its geographical position (its access to the Caribbean Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the division made by the Tropic of Cancer) makes it a megadiverse area, being home to at least 12% of the world's species, 12 thousand of them being 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 in the national territory Up to seven types of climate are identified: warm subhumid, dry, semidry, dry desert, warm humid, temperate subhumid, temperate humid and cold.

In this panorama, it is not strange that in the upper parts of Chihuahua The thermometer reaches -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert, in the north of the country, it rises to 50 degrees Celsius.

According to the National Meteorological Service, the country's average annual temperature 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 Rio Coloradoa city located in Sonora and located on the borders of the Great Altar Desert of Baja California and the state of Arizona and which is well known for holding the record for the highest temperature recorded in the country, after the 6 On July 1966, the thermometer rose to 58.5 degrees Celsius.

In contrast, the lowest temperature recorded in history It was 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 the global warming and experts predict a discouraging future for the country with a considerable reduction in annual stormwater and a considerable increase in temperatures.

The damage has already begun to become noticeable, affecting farmers and ranchers due to droughts or severe floods, while in hot seasons there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in the main cities, such as the case of Mexico City.

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