Climate

Heroica Matamoros logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Heroica Matamoros wins by 2. Tijuana also leads on sunny days by 62.

Heroica MatamorosTijuana
Sunny days
250312
Hot days
1730
Frost days
00
Rainy days
9741
Outdoor dinner months
8/126/12
Avg wind
5.1 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,7363,351
Darkest month sun
157 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.310.5

Heroica Matamoros

Feels-like °C

18
17
22
26
30
34
33
35
32
28
21
19

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; Heroica Matamoros has no cost baseline yet.

Heroica Matamoros

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); Heroica Matamoros has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
Airport

Culture

Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Heroica Matamoros's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
3.0/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.3/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
4.0/5
Heroica MatamorosTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Heroica Matamoros averages 9.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Heroica Matamoros breathes ~10% cleaner air (1.1 µg/m³ lower).

Heroica Matamoros

Tijuana

9.9µg/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.

Heroica Matamoros (518K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 3.0x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Heroica Matamoros the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 3.0x more ground.

3.0x

Tijuana is roughly 3.0x the scale of Heroica Matamoros

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
3.0x
MX flagHeroica Matamoros
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M3.0x
2.MX flagHeroica Matamoros518K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²3.0x
2.MX flagHeroica Matamoros99 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
17 km12 km

MX flagHeroica Matamoros

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

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Heroica Matamoros vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Heroica Matamoros or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Heroica Matamoros and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 250 vs 312 d — Tijuana higher Annual sunshine: 2,736 vs 3,351 hrs — Tijuana higher Winter sunshine: 157 vs 200 hrs/day — Tijuana higher Hot days (>30°C): 173 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 97 vs 41 d — Tijuana lower
Is Heroica Matamoros or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Heroica Matamoros or Tijuana?
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