Temperature, probability of rain, clouds and ultraviolet rays are some of the information you need to know before leaving home. (GlobeLiveMedia/Jovani Perez)

Before leaving your home, know Tijuana weather for the following hours of this Sunday.

In Tijuana, it is expected a maximum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius.

As for the rain the probability of precipitation for this city will be 5% during the day and 10% at night.

In the same direction, the cloudiness will be 87% during the day and 88% at night. While the gusts of wind they will reach 28 kilometers per hour during the day and 13 kilometers per hour at night.

Watch out for the sun, ultraviolet rays should reach a level of up to 2.

    The coasts of Tijuana are cold during the summer.  (GlobeLiveMedia file)
The coasts of Tijuana are cold during the summer. (GlobeLiveMedia file)

Tijuanaone of the main cities of Baja California, has a semi-arid climate characterized by dry, temperate to hot summers and mild, wet winters. The average annual temperature is 17.5 degrees.

Due to its access to the Pacific Ocean and proximity to California, its coasts are cold in summer and warm in winter; likewise, the rains are less abundant and occur due to cold fronts or thunderstorms generated between November and April.

From autumn to spring, it is common for the phenomenon known as “Santa Ana Winds”characterized by strong, dry and hot winds that blow from the mountains to the sea and which can cause heat waves above 30 degrees.

On another side, register a low temperature was -9.4 and the maximum of 48.2 degrees, likewise it has snowed up to five times (in the years 1967, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2021) although in reality the low temperatures are strange in this region.

In Mexico, up to seven types of climate are identified.  (GlobeLiveMedia file)
In Mexico, up to seven types of climate are identified. (GlobeLiveMedia file)

Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, because due to its geographical location What gives it such a wide variety of climates is that it is home to 12% of the world’s species (12,000 of which are endemic).

The country is located in two completely different areas as it is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer: on the one hand there is the tropical zone and on the other with a temperate climate, however, these are intermingled by the oceans and the reliefs that surround Mexico, giving rise to more weather.

Given this, it is not surprising to find that in the highest parts of Chihuahua temperatures are around -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert the thermometer reaches up to 50 degrees.

The country has a hot and rainy zone which includes the lower coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; warm-humid and warm sub-humid regions found in the coastal plains of the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, northern Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula; dry climate in the Western and Eastern Sierra Madre, the upper basins of the Balsas and Papaloapan rivers, parts of the isthmus of tehuantepec, Yucatan and Chiapas; the temperate zones, mainly the territory north of the Tropic of Cancer; and semi-desert, north of the Altiplano.

The average temperature of the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities like Mexicali, Culiacán, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Torreón, Saltillo or Monterrey where the high temperatures are really extreme.

When we talk about the maximum and minimum temperature records in Mexico, we have to San Luis Rio Coloradoa city located in Sonora but bordering the Baja California Great Altar Desert, rose to the 58.5 degrees July 6, 1966; On the other hand, the minimum temperature was recorded on December 27, 1997 in the Municipality of Madero in Chihuahua, with -25 degrees.

Experts assure that due to climate change, the country will in the future experience a decrease in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures; In addition, there have been major effects on farmers and herders due to the severe droughts or floods recent years; while in hot weather there has been an increase in the number of environmental hazards in major metropolises such as CDMX or Monterrey.

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