Iztapalapa
City in Mexico: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Iztapalapa is a city in Mexico, in Mexico City. About 1.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Mexico in our atlas.
It lies at 19.36° N, 99.06° W, about 2,238 m (7,343 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Mexico_City time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Iztapalapa. Green dots: other major cities of Mexico. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Iztapalapa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 896 mm (35 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
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
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl · 7 km
- Mexico City · 11 km
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero · 16 km
- Ecatepec de Morelos · 28 km
- Puebla · 96 km
- Santiago de Querétaro · 195 km
- León de los Aldama · 337 km
- Guadalajara · 472 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3526683 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q5923757 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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- Vista aérea del Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 01: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vista aérea de la Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zoológico Los Coyotes: Ehécatl Cabrera, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Estadio Principal Jesús Martinez "Palillo": ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- MX MM IZTAPALAPA VARIOS (49522443632) (cropped): Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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