Tampico weather in February
In February, Tampico sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tampico's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tampico's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 24°
- 10th warmest
- Overnight low
- 18°
- 3rd coldest
- Rainfall
- 23 mm
- 4.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 12 min
- 7:09 AM – 6:23 PM
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- 9th clearest
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- 4th windiest
- Solar energy
- 4 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.8
- out of 10
Tampico is municipal seat of Tampico, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Density
- 3,332/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1823
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in February
Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.
A typical February day in Tampico reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 17 |
| 2 | 23 | 17 |
| 3 | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | 23 | 17 |
| 5 | 23 | 17 |
| 6 | 23 | 17 |
| 7 | 23 | 18 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 |
| 9 | 24 | 18 |
| 10 | 24 | 18 |
| 11 | 24 | 18 |
| 12 | 24 | 18 |
| 13 | 24 | 18 |
| 14 | 24 | 18 |
| 15 | 24 | 18 |
| 16 | 24 | 18 |
| 17 | 25 | 18 |
| 18 | 25 | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 | 19 |
| 21 | 25 | 19 |
| 22 | 25 | 19 |
| 23 | 25 | 19 |
| 24 | 25 | 19 |
| 25 | 25 | 19 |
| 26 | 25 | 19 |
| 27 | 25 | 19 |
| 28 | 25 | 19 |
How February really feels in Tampico
Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Tampico weather by month
How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 17° | 34 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 24° / 18° | 23 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 7.8 |
| Mar | 27° / 20° | 25 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 29° / 23° | 31 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| May | 31° / 25° | 43 | 7.7 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 31° / 26° | 121 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 3.9 |
| Jul | 31° / 26° | 129 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 31° / 26° | 121 | 18.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
| Sep | 30° / 25° | 193 | 21.1 | 12.1 | 3.7 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 112 | 13 | 11.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 26° / 20° | 48 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| Dec | 24° / 18° | 26 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
Cloud cover in February
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Cloudier (%) | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 52 |
| 2 | 49 | 51 |
| 3 | 49 | 51 |
| 4 | 50 | 50 |
| 5 | 51 | 49 |
| 6 | 50 | 50 |
| 7 | 51 | 49 |
| 8 | 52 | 48 |
| 9 | 52 | 48 |
| 10 | 53 | 47 |
| 11 | 54 | 46 |
| 12 | 54 | 46 |
| 13 | 55 | 45 |
| 14 | 56 | 44 |
| 15 | 56 | 44 |
| 16 | 57 | 43 |
| 17 | 58 | 42 |
| 18 | 59 | 41 |
| 19 | 59 | 41 |
| 20 | 60 | 40 |
| 21 | 60 | 40 |
| 22 | 60 | 40 |
| 23 | 60 | 40 |
| 24 | 60 | 40 |
| 25 | 60 | 40 |
| 26 | 60 | 40 |
| 27 | 61 | 39 |
| 28 | 60 | 40 |
Chance of precipitation in February
Tampico gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 20 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 19 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 17 |
| 11 | 16 |
| 12 | 16 |
| 13 | 16 |
| 14 | 15 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 |
| 17 | 15 |
| 18 | 14 |
| 19 | 14 |
| 20 | 14 |
| 21 | 13 |
| 22 | 13 |
| 23 | 13 |
| 24 | 13 |
| 25 | 13 |
| 26 | 13 |
| 27 | 13 |
| 28 | 14 |
Humidity in February
Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Comfortable (%) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Humid (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Muggy (%) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
| Oppressive (%) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 5 |
| 3 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 5 |
| 4 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 5 |
| 5 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 6 |
| 7 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 8 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| 9 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 8 |
| 10 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 8 |
| 11 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 9 |
| 12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 9 |
| 13 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 10 |
| 14 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 10 |
| 15 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 11 |
| 17 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 12 |
| 18 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 |
| 19 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 13 |
| 20 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 13 |
| 21 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 16 |
| 25 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 16 |
| 26 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 17 |
| 27 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 17 |
| 28 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 18 |
Wind in February
Winds average 12 km/h in February.
Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 12 | calm |
| 8 | 12 | calm |
| 9 | 12 | calm |
| 10 | 12 | calm |
| 11 | 12 | calm |
| 12 | 12 | calm |
| 13 | 12 | calm |
| 14 | 12 | calm |
| 15 | 12 | calm |
| 16 | 12 | calm |
| 17 | 12 | calm |
| 18 | 12 | calm |
| 19 | 12 | calm |
| 20 | 12 | calm |
| 21 | 12 | calm |
| 22 | 12 | calm |
| 23 | 12 | light breeze |
| 24 | 12 | light breeze |
| 25 | 12 | light breeze |
| 26 | 12 | light breeze |
| 27 | 12 | light breeze |
| 28 | 12 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in February
Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:14 | 7:14 | 7:14 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:12 | 7:12 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7:10 | 7:10 | 7:09 | 7:08 | 7:08 | 7:07 | 7:07 | 7:06 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:04 | 7:03 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:01 | 7:00 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:24 | 6:24 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:30 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.0 | 7:15 | 6:15 |
| 2 | 11.0 | 7:15 | 6:15 |
| 3 | 11.0 | 7:15 | 6:16 |
| 4 | 11.0 | 7:14 | 6:17 |
| 5 | 11.1 | 7:14 | 6:17 |
| 6 | 11.1 | 7:14 | 6:18 |
| 7 | 11.1 | 7:13 | 6:18 |
| 8 | 11.1 | 7:13 | 6:19 |
| 9 | 11.1 | 7:12 | 6:20 |
| 10 | 11.1 | 7:12 | 6:20 |
| 11 | 11.2 | 7:11 | 6:21 |
| 12 | 11.2 | 7:11 | 6:21 |
| 13 | 11.2 | 7:10 | 6:22 |
| 14 | 11.2 | 7:10 | 6:23 |
| 15 | 11.2 | 7:09 | 6:23 |
| 16 | 11.3 | 7:08 | 6:24 |
| 17 | 11.3 | 7:08 | 6:24 |
| 18 | 11.3 | 7:07 | 6:25 |
| 19 | 11.3 | 7:07 | 6:25 |
| 20 | 11.3 | 7:06 | 6:26 |
| 21 | 11.4 | 7:05 | 6:26 |
| 22 | 11.4 | 7:05 | 6:27 |
| 23 | 11.4 | 7:04 | 6:27 |
| 24 | 11.4 | 7:03 | 6:28 |
| 25 | 11.4 | 7:02 | 6:28 |
| 26 | 11.5 | 7:02 | 6:29 |
| 27 | 11.5 | 7:01 | 6:29 |
| 28 | 11.5 | 7:00 | 6:30 |
Solar energy in February
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 2 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 3 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 4 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 5 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 6 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 7 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 8 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 9 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 10 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 11 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 12 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 13 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 14 | 4.0 | Moderate |
| 15 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 16 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 17 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 18 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 19 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 20 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 21 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 22 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 23 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 24 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 25 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 26 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 27 | 4.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 4.5 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Tampico
None of Tampico's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Tampico sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Tampico's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is February a good time to visit Tampico?
Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
February is one of the better times to visit Tampico for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Tampico in February
From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In February, Tampico sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Tampico in February
The nearest coast averages about 22°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 22 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 28 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 24 | Refreshing |
UV index in Tampico in February
Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tampico peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Tampico in February
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Tampico is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 20 | Moderate |
| May | 27 | Moderate |
| Jun | 23 | Moderate |
| Jul | 24 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 15 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Tampico?
Tampico sits at 22.3°N, 97.9°W, 27 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Madero, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Tampico
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tampico.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tampico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m.
The land around Tampico is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, water (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and water (34%) within 80 km.
Mexico travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 54% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $13,889
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 43%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 440
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tampico (22.2852°, -97.8778°, elevation 27 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).