Climate risk in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
México, Mexico · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- River flood
- 0.09 m in a 100-year flood
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Mexico
A 100-year river flood would stand 0.09 m deep in the centre of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl.
Mexico City: Dry at the city centre point.
The highest of the 11 large cities in Mexico.
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl's climate comes closest to that of León (Mexico) today, though no large city matches it well.
Such a climate exists today, though not in any large city. Mexico: the place on the map
+1.4°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.7°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is León (Mexico), and only in part.
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How close the match is: 3.9 σ to the climate of León today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Hazards at Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | Among large cities | In Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 0 days | ||
| Hottest day of 2025 | 32.2°C | Among large cities: above 17% | In Mexico: 7 of 11 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.8°C | Among large cities: above 41% | In Mexico: 9 of 11 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 6 days | Among large cities: above 37% | In Mexico: 6 of 11 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | 0.09 m | Among large cities: above 86% | In Mexico: 1 of 11 |
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In Mexico: 1 of 11 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In Mexico: 2 of 11 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.11 m/s² | Among large cities: above 65% | In Mexico: 5 of 11 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 29.88 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on the live map
See the hottest days around Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on the live map
32.2°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
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- Puebla City · Mexico
- León · Mexico
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Criora. (2026). Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico: climate risk profile [Data set]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://criora.com/atlas/MEX/ciudad-nezahualcoyotl BibTeX
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} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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