Climate

Acapulco de Juárez logs 10 outdoor-dinner months a year to Mexico City's 1 — Acapulco de Juárez wins by 9. Acapulco de Juárez also leads on sunny days by 24.

Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Sunny days
309285
Hot days
70
Frost days
00
Rain days
94133
Outdoor dinner months
10/121/12
Avg wind
3.6 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,1822,907
Darkest month sun
179 hrs/mo171 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.712.2

Acapulco de Juárez

Feels-like °C

31
31
31
32
32
32
34
32
32
32
33
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Mexico City

Feels-like °C

17
18
22
22
23
21
21
19
18
18
17
17

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Mexico City averages $1,667/mo for balanced living; Acapulco de Juárez has no cost baseline yet.

Acapulco de Juárez

monthly · balanced

Mexico City

$1,667

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,255Comfort $2,619
Top 71%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Mexico City scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
TransitCyclingMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Mexico City's culture score of 4.3 sits well above Acapulco de Juárez's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
4.3/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Mexico City leads

Nature & Outdoors

Mexico City scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
MountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

Mexico City scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.2/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Mexico City scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no career baseline.

/5
vs
4.1/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Mexico City scores 3.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.9/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Mexico City scores 4.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
4.4/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Mexico City scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Mexico City scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Acapulco de Juárez has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Acapulco de Juárez averages 9.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Mexico City's 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Acapulco de Juárez breathes ~59% cleaner air (13.2 µg/m³ lower).

Acapulco de Juárez

Mexico City

9.3µg/m³
22.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Acapulco de Juárez (668K) and Mexico City (17.6M) are 26x in population — Mexico City is the larger metro, Acapulco de Juárez the smaller; on land area Mexico City spans roughly 18x more ground.

22x

Mexico City is roughly 22x the scale of Acapulco de Juárez

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagMexico City
22x
MX flagAcapulco de Juárez
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagMexico City17.6M26x
2.MX flagAcapulco de Juárez668K1x
Area
1.MX flagMexico City2,134 km²18x
2.MX flagAcapulco de Juárez117 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
17 km15 km

MX flagAcapulco de Juárez

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
60 km66 km

MX flagMexico City

Who Thrives Here

Acapulco de Juárez favours the clean air seeker, while Mexico City suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Thrives only in Acapulco de Juárez
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Thrives only in Mexico City
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City
Struggles in both
Acapulco de JuárezMexico City

Frequently asked about Acapulco de Juárez vs Mexico City

Which is cheaper, Acapulco de Juárez or Mexico City?
Mexico City has an estimated monthly cost of $1,667.
How does the climate compare between Acapulco de Juárez and Mexico City?
Sunny days: 309 vs 285 d — Acapulco de Juárez higher Annual sunshine: 3,182 vs 2,907 hrs — Acapulco de Juárez higher Winter sunshine: 179 vs 171 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 7 vs 0 d — Mexico City lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 94 vs 133 d — Acapulco de Juárez lower
Is Acapulco de Juárez or Mexico City safer?
Mexico City has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Acapulco de Juárez or Mexico City?
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