Nezahualcoyotl sits on Mexico’s central highland plateau, where a temperate climate produces a distinct rainy season from roughly June through September, driven by seasonal shifts in atmospheric moisture rather than direct hurricane landfall.
Built partly on the drained bed of former Lake Texcoco, the city sits on some of the lowest, most flood-prone ground in the Mexico City metropolitan area. Because the surrounding valleys and basins were not originally designed to drain the runoff from today’s large urban populations, intense summer storms can cause serious street and river flooding even far from the coast, which is why Mexico’s Servicio Meteorologico Nacional radar network is used extensively in this densely populated part of the country. Learn more: Flash Flood Warning Signs on Radar · Open the full Rain Map