Merida sits on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, directly in the path of Caribbean hurricanes that regularly cross the region between June and November.
The Yucatan Peninsula’s largest city sits on flat limestone terrain with few natural rivers, meaning hurricane rainfall depends heavily on drainage infrastructure rather than runoff to nearby waterways. The peninsula’s flat, low-lying limestone terrain means a hurricane’s heavy rain can pool quickly since there are few natural rivers to drain it away, making radar tracking of an approaching storm’s rain bands especially important here. Learn more: Hurricane Season Radar Guide · Open the full Rain Map