Climate

Xalapa de Enríquez logs 9 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Xalapa de Enríquez wins by 3. Tijuana also leads on sunny days by 38.

Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Sunny days
274312
Hot days
00
Frost days
00
Rainy days
19941
Outdoor dinner months
9/126/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,7523,351
Darkest month sun
177 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.710.5

Xalapa de Enríquez

Feels-like °C

18
19
23
24
26
25
25
25
24
22
19
18

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; Xalapa de Enríquez has no cost baseline yet.

Xalapa de Enríquez

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); Xalapa de Enríquez has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Airport

Culture

Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Xalapa de Enríquez's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

Tijuana scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.5/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

Tijuana scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.6/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

Tijuana scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Tijuana scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Everyday EnglishMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Tijuana scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

Tijuana scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.3/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

Tijuana scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
Xalapa de EnríquezTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Xalapa de Enríquez averages 20.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Tijuana breathes ~46% cleaner air (9.5 µg/m³ lower).

Xalapa de Enríquez

Tijuana

20.5µg/m³
11.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Xalapa de Enríquez (557K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 2.8x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Xalapa de Enríquez the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 3.6x more ground.

3.2x

Tijuana is roughly 3.2x the scale of Xalapa de Enríquez

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
3.2x
MX flagXalapa de Enríquez
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M2.8x
2.MX flagXalapa de Enríquez557K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²3.6x
2.MX flagXalapa de Enríquez81 km²1x
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13 km12 km

MX flagXalapa de Enríquez

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33 km13 km

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Xalapa de Enríquez vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Xalapa de Enríquez or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Xalapa de Enríquez and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 274 vs 312 d — Tijuana higher Annual sunshine: 2,752 vs 3,351 hrs — Tijuana higher Winter sunshine: 177 vs 200 hrs/day — Tijuana higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 199 vs 41 d — Tijuana lower
Is Xalapa de Enríquez or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Xalapa de Enríquez or Tijuana?
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