Climate

Ciudad Juárez logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Mexico City's 1 — Ciudad Juárez wins by 3. Ciudad Juárez also leads on sunny days by 44.

Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Sunny days
329285
Hot days
1450
Frost days
250
Rainy days
26133
Outdoor dinner months
4/121/12
Avg wind
2.9 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,5302,907
Darkest month sun
228 hrs/mo171 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.812.2

Ciudad Juárez

Feels-like °C

6
9
14
22
29
34
35
34
29
23
13
9

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; Ciudad Juárez has no cost baseline yet.

Ciudad 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); Ciudad Juárez has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
TransitCyclingMotorbikeFlights

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
4.3/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Mexico City leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.7/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
MountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

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

/5
vs
1.2/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
4.1/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

/5
vs
3.9/5
Ciudad 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); Ciudad Juárez has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
4.4/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
3.1/5
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Ciudad Juárez averages 8.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Mexico City's 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Ciudad Juárez breathes ~63% cleaner air (14.1 µg/m³ lower).

Ciudad Juárez

Mexico City

8.4µg/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.

Ciudad Juárez (1.2M) and Mexico City (17.6M) are 15x in population — Mexico City is the larger metro, Ciudad Juárez the smaller; on land area Mexico City spans roughly 7.2x more ground.

10x

Mexico City is roughly 10x the scale of Ciudad Juárez

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagMexico City
10x
MX flagCiudad Juárez
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagMexico City17.6M15x
2.MX flagCiudad Juárez1.2M1x
Area
1.MX flagMexico City2,134 km²7.2x
2.MX flagCiudad Juárez298 km²1x
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24 km27 km

MX flagCiudad Juárez

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60 km66 km

MX flagMexico City

Who Thrives Here

Ciudad Juárez favours the clean air seeker, while Mexico City suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Thrives only in Ciudad Juárez
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Thrives only in Mexico City
Ciudad JuárezMexico City
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Ciudad Juárez vs Mexico City

Which is cheaper, Ciudad Juárez or Mexico City?
Mexico City has an estimated monthly cost of $1,667.
How does the climate compare between Ciudad Juárez and Mexico City?
Sunny days: 329 vs 285 d — Ciudad Juárez higher Annual sunshine: 3,530 vs 2,907 hrs — Ciudad Juárez higher Winter sunshine: 228 vs 171 hrs/day — Ciudad Juárez higher Hot days (>30°C): 145 vs 0 d — Mexico City lower Frost days: 25 vs 0 d — Mexico City lower Rainy days: 26 vs 133 d — Ciudad Juárez lower
Is Ciudad Juárez or Mexico City safer?
Mexico City has a safety score of 1.2/5.
Should I move to Ciudad Juárez or Mexico City?
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