Is Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl scores 61/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Mexico Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (23 Dec 2025). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl scores 61/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 61 is higher than 85% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in México at 19.4006° N, 99.0148° W (elevation 2235 m), Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl lies 12.9 km WNW of Mexico City. Time zone: America/Mexico_City.
México
19.4006° N, 99.0148° W
2235 m
America/Mexico_City
1,072,676
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (25 °C avg high); Wettest: July (153 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 20° |
| Low °C | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 20 | 26 | 64 | 96 | 132 | 153 | 147 | 151 | 71 | 38 | 15 |
Normals: Mexico City (12.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl happened in July (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 7 Dec 2023 (129 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico
- Level 1 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (Level 1, 23 Dec 2025)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mexico travel advice & laws.
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