Climate

Agua Prieta logs 6 outdoor-dinner months a year to Mexico City's 1 — Agua Prieta wins by 5. Agua Prieta also leads on sunny days by 47.

Agua PrietaMexico City
Sunny days
332285
Hot days
1630
Frost days
170
Rain days
43133
Outdoor dinner months
6/121/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4902,907
Darkest month sun
232 hrs/mo171 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.512.2

Agua Prieta

Feels-like °C

7
9
12
20
27
32
33
33
28
23
13
10

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; Agua Prieta has no cost baseline yet.

Agua Prieta

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); Agua Prieta has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
TransitCyclingMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Mexico City's culture score of 4.3 sits well above Agua Prieta's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
4.3/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Mexico City leads

Nature & Outdoors

Mexico City scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
MountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

Mexico City scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.2/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Mexico City scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no career baseline.

/5
vs
4.1/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Mexico City scores 3.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.9/5
Agua PrietaMexico 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); Agua Prieta has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
4.4/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Mexico City scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Mexico City scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
Agua PrietaMexico City
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Agua Prieta averages 6.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Mexico City's 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Agua Prieta breathes ~73% cleaner air (16.5 µg/m³ lower).

Agua Prieta

Mexico City

6.0µg/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.

Agua Prieta (101K) and Mexico City (17.6M) are 175x in population — Mexico City is the larger metro, Agua Prieta the smaller; on land area Mexico City spans roughly 82x more ground.

120x

Mexico City is roughly 120x the scale of Agua Prieta

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagMexico City
120x
MX flagAgua Prieta
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagMexico City17.6M175x
2.MX flagAgua Prieta101K1x
Area
1.MX flagMexico City2,134 km²82x
2.MX flagAgua Prieta26 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.8 km4.8 km

MX flagAgua Prieta

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

MX flagMexico City

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Agua Prieta vs Mexico City

Which is cheaper, Agua Prieta or Mexico City?
Mexico City has an estimated monthly cost of $1,667.
How does the climate compare between Agua Prieta and Mexico City?
Sunny days: 332 vs 285 d — Agua Prieta higher Annual sunshine: 3,490 vs 2,907 hrs — Agua Prieta higher Winter sunshine: 232 vs 171 hrs/day — Agua Prieta higher Hot days (>30°C): 163 vs 0 d — Mexico City lower Frost days: 17 vs 0 d — Mexico City lower Rainy days: 43 vs 133 d — Agua Prieta lower
Is Agua Prieta or Mexico City safer?
Mexico City has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Agua Prieta or Mexico City?
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