Climate

Puerto Peñasco logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Tijuana wins by 1. Puerto Peñasco also leads on sunny days by 33.

Puerto PeñascoTijuana
Sunny days
345312
Hot days
1090
Frost days
00
Rain days
841
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
4.5 m/s2.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,7393,351
Darkest month sun
238 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.410.5

Puerto Peñasco

Feels-like °C

14
16
20
26
29
35
39
39
35
30
21
15

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; Puerto Peñasco has no cost baseline yet.

Puerto Peñasco

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); Puerto Peñasco has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
Airport

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
2.2/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
Nightlife
Tijuana leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
3.5/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
SeaMountainsGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquakeWildfireFlooding

Career

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

/5
vs
3.0/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
RestaurantsDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.3/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
GroceriesGymTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
4.0/5
Puerto PeñascoTijuana
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Puerto Peñasco averages 8.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Puerto Peñasco breathes ~23% cleaner air (2.5 µg/m³ lower).

Puerto Peñasco

Tijuana

8.5µg/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.

Puerto Peñasco (73K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 21x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Puerto Peñasco the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 13x more ground.

17x

Tijuana is roughly 17x the scale of Puerto Peñasco

Combined population & area comparison

MX flagTijuana
17x
MX flagPuerto Peñasco
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MX flagTijuana1.5M21x
2.MX flagPuerto Peñasco73K1x
Area
1.MX flagTijuana294 km²13x
2.MX flagPuerto Peñasco22 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.5 km5.7 km

MX flagPuerto Peñasco

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

MX flagTijuana

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Puerto Peñasco vs Tijuana

Which is cheaper, Puerto Peñasco or Tijuana?
Tijuana has an estimated monthly cost of $1,423.
How does the climate compare between Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana?
Sunny days: 345 vs 312 d — Puerto Peñasco higher Annual sunshine: 3,739 vs 3,351 hrs — Puerto Peñasco higher Winter sunshine: 238 vs 200 hrs/day — Puerto Peñasco higher Hot days (>30°C): 109 vs 0 d — Tijuana lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 8 vs 41 d — Puerto Peñasco lower
Is Puerto Peñasco or Tijuana safer?
Tijuana has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Puerto Peñasco or Tijuana?
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