Climate

León de los Aldama logs 39 hot days a year to Mexicali's 205 — León de los Aldama wins by 166. Mexicali also leads on sunny days by 16.

León de los AldamaMexicali
Sunny days
325341
Hot days
39205
Frost days
00
Rainy days
7711
Outdoor dinner months
4/124/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,3273,659
Darkest month sun
231 hrs/mo220 hrs/mo
UV peak month
13.010.4

León de los Aldama

Feels-like °C

18
19
24
26
27
26
25
23
22
22
20
18

Dinner outside

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

Mexicali

Feels-like °C

15
18
20
29
33
40
43
42
37
30
20
16

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

León de los Aldama averages 18.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Mexicali's 12.0 µg/m³ (moderate) — Mexicali breathes ~36% cleaner air (6.6 µg/m³ lower).

León de los Aldama

Mexicali

18.6µg/m³
12.0µg/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.

León de los Aldama (1.4M) and Mexicali (737K) are 1.9x in population — León de los Aldama is the larger metro, Mexicali the smaller.

1.5x

León de los Aldama is roughly 1.5x the scale of Mexicali

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagLeón de los Aldama
1.5x
MX flagMexicali
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagLeón de los Aldama1.4M1.9x
2.MX flagMexicali737K1x
Area
1.MX flagLeón de los Aldama202 km²1.3x
2.MX flagMexicali161 km²1x
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21 km18 km

MX flagLeón de los Aldama

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22 km13 km

MX flagMexicali

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
León de los AldamaMexicali

Frequently asked about León de los Aldama vs Mexicali

How does the climate compare between León de los Aldama and Mexicali?
Sunny days: 325 vs 341 d — Mexicali higher Annual sunshine: 3,327 vs 3,659 hrs — Mexicali higher Winter sunshine: 231 vs 220 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 39 vs 205 d — León de los Aldama lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 77 vs 11 d — Mexicali lower
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