MX flag
Nogales

Mexico

vs
MX flag
Tijuana

Mexico

Climate

Nogales logs 330 sunny days a year to Tijuana's 312 — Nogales wins by 18. Nogales and Tijuana match on outdoor-dinner months (6 vs 6).

NogalesTijuana
Sunny days
330312
Hot days
1340
Frost days
110
Rainy days
6141
Outdoor dinner months
6/126/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4753,351
Darkest month sun
225 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.110.5

Nogales

Feels-like °C

8
9
12
21
26
31
33
32
28
23
15
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; Nogales has no cost baseline yet.

Nogales

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); Nogales has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
NogalesTijuana
Airport

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
NogalesTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
NogalesTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
NogalesTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
3.0/5
NogalesTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
NogalesTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.3/5
NogalesTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
4.0/5
NogalesTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Nogales averages 6.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Nogales breathes ~43% cleaner air (4.7 µg/m³ lower).

Nogales

Tijuana

6.3µg/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.

Nogales (278K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 5.5x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Nogales the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 6.0x more ground.

5.8x

Tijuana is roughly 5.8x the scale of Nogales

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
5.8x
MX flagNogales
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M5.5x
2.MX flagNogales278K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²6.0x
2.MX flagNogales49 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.4 km8.6 km

MX flagNogales

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

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Nogales vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Nogales or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Nogales and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 330 vs 312 d — Nogales higher Annual sunshine: 3,475 vs 3,351 hrs — Nogales higher Winter sunshine: 225 vs 200 hrs/day — Nogales higher Hot days (>30°C): 134 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 11 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Rainy days: 61 vs 41 d — Tijuana lower
Is Nogales or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Nogales or Tijuana?
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