Climate Duel: Mazatlán vs Tampico (hot, warmest, record, temp)

[Texyn]

Remarkable difference in climate featured with two coastal Mexican cities, similar latitudes, but opposite coasts:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazatl%C3%A1n#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampico#Climate

For me, Tampico has the benefits of being the wetter climate, with a full May-Oct tropical rainy season, unlike Mazatlán's delay until July. But Mazatlán has the advantage in greater winter sunshine, as well as lesser cold snaps. Mazatlán also doesn't seem to get as hot (although it may just be that the station is closer to the coast).

With these two cities being at the same latitude, yet such drastic winter differences, it's pretty clear that the cold air is what diminishes Tampico's winter. All that tropical moisture probably gets precipitated out due to colder air (both surface and aloft). Thus, what would simply cause a mild, partly cloudy winter day in Mazatlán leads to dank overcast over Tampico.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Mazatlan, the Pacific coast of Mexico is better than the Gulf coast

[srfoskey]

Tampico for having colder winters and more rainfall.

[BMI]

Interesting comparison...

Tampico is not much cold than Mazatlan, both have an. average annual temp of 25C,
same as Miami, Florida...and Miami is 2 or 3 degees farther north!

TAMPICO...........MAZATLAN.............MIAMI
23/15......jan.......25/15........jan.......25/16
24/16......feb.......26/15........feb.......26/17
27/19......mar......26/16........mar......27/18
29/22......apr........28/18.......apr.......28/20
31/24......may......30/21.......may......31/23
32/25......jun.......33/25........jun.......33/25
32/25......jul........33/25........jul........33/25
32/25......aug......33/25........aug.......33/25
32/24......sep.......33/25.......sep........32/25
30/22......oct........32/24.......oct........30/23
27/19......nov.......30/19........nov.......28/20
24/16......dec.......27/17........dec.......26/17

Average annual rainfall.....Tampico 1137 mm....Mazatlan 800 mm......Miami 1572 mm

Average annual sunshine hours ....Tampico 2136.....Mazatlan 2889.....Miami 3154*
*Miami actual average annual sunshine hours are probably about 2900 ...like Mazatlan.

Tampico is cooler in winter but warm up quicker in spring,
Mazatlan have warmest fall...average october high 32C...november 30C.

Both Tampico and Miami have record cold temps below freezing,
Mazatlan much milder record cold....never been below freezing.

[Saritra]

Tampico. Seasonality wins!

[deneb78]

Mazatlan for being drier, sunnier and having less powerful cold snaps in winter. Both are A climates though

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Mazatlan, the Pacific coast of Mexico is better than the Gulf coast

And are you also including the Yucatan in that assessment?

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by Texyn

And are you also including the Yucatan in that assessment?

Yes, I am