vs
MX flag
Tijuana

Mexico

Climate

Agua Prieta logs 332 sunny days a year to Tijuana's 312 — Agua Prieta wins by 20. Agua Prieta and Tijuana match on outdoor-dinner months (6 vs 6).

Agua PrietaTijuana
Sunny days
332312
Hot days
1630
Frost days
170
Rain days
4341
Outdoor dinner months
6/126/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4903,351
Darkest month sun
232 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.510.5

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

Tijuana

Feels-like °C

11
12
12
20
22
27
31
31
27
23
16
12

Dinner outside

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

Cost of Living

Tijuana averages $1,423/mo for balanced living; Agua Prieta has no cost baseline yet.

Agua Prieta

monthly · balanced

Tijuana

$1,423

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,093Comfort $2,220
Top 50%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Tijuana scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
Airport

Culture

Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Agua Prieta's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

Tijuana scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

Tijuana scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.6/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Tijuana scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Tijuana scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
Everyday EnglishMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Tijuana scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

Tijuana scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

Tijuana scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Agua Prieta has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
Agua PrietaTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Agua Prieta averages 6.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Agua Prieta breathes ~46% cleaner air (5.0 µg/m³ lower).

Agua Prieta

Tijuana

6.0µg/m³
11.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Moderate

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 Tijuana (1.5M) are 15x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Agua Prieta the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 11x more ground.

13x

Tijuana is roughly 13x the scale of Agua Prieta

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
13x
MX flagAgua Prieta
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M15x
2.MX flagAgua Prieta101K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²11x
2.MX flagAgua Prieta26 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.8 km4.8 km

MX flagAgua Prieta

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
33 km13 km

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Agua Prieta vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Agua Prieta or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Agua Prieta and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 332 vs 312 d — Agua Prieta higher Annual sunshine: 3,490 vs 3,351 hrs — Agua Prieta higher Winter sunshine: 232 vs 200 hrs/day — Agua Prieta higher Hot days (>30°C): 163 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 17 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Rainy days: 43 vs 41 d — Similar
Is Agua Prieta or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Agua Prieta or Tijuana?
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