Ciudad Juárez

City in Mexico: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Juarez montage

Juarez montage: Hachiroo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Ciudad Juárez is a city in Mexico, in Chihuahua. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Mexico in our atlas.

It lies at 31.72° N, 106.46° W, about 1,124 m (3,688 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Ciudad_Juarez time zone.

Location

Red dot: Ciudad Juárez. Green dots: other major cities of Mexico. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Ciudad Juárez has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (31°F). Around 252 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

13°-1°Jan1116°1°Feb1222°5°Mar926°9°Apr631°14°May1036°20°Jun1535°22°Jul5234°21°Aug5031°17°Sep4326°11°Oct2119°4°Nov1013°0°Dec13mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Estadio Olímpico Benito JuárezStadium
El Paso Museum of Art
El Paso Museum of ArtArt museum in El Paso, Texas
Star on the Mountain
Star on the MountainMan-made illuminated structure in El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Stadium
Sun Bowl StadiumStadium at the University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso ZooZoo located in El Paso, Texas
Wells Fargo PlazaSkyscraper in the USA
El Paso Museum of History
El Paso Museum of HistoryBuilding in El Paso, Texas, United States
Monument to the Mexican People
Monument to the Mexican PeopleMonument in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in MexicoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Juarez montage: Hachiroo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • El Paso Museum of Art. El Paso, Texas: Wmpearl, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • El Paso Star at Sunset: National Park Service, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • El Paso Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • El Paso Museum of History Nima: Zereshk, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • La X de Ciudad Juárez: EneasMx, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)