Gustavo Adolfo Madero

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

Overview

Gustavo Adolfo Madero is a city in Mexico, in Mexico City. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Mexico in our atlas.

It lies at 19.49° N, 99.11° W, about 2,284 m (7,493 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Mexico_City time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Gustavo Adolfo Madero. Green dots: other major cities of Mexico. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Gustavo Adolfo Madero has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 792 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

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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

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
  • Palacio Nacional, México D.F., México, 2013-10-16, DD 119: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • PLAZA DE LAS TRES CULTURAS-1: No machine-readable author provided. JEDIKNIGHT1970 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Vista del MUNAL en la Ciudad de México: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Facade - Palacio de Iturbide - Mexico 2024: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tenayuca: Maunus, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • CourtyardFranzMayer: Thelmadatter, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • PLAZA EN GARIBALDI: JEDIKNIGHT1970, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)