Urban Climate Index
Urban Climate Index for the Morelia metropolitan area, Mexico, in August 2026: heat across 5 municipalities
Written by Eduardo Garcia · Co-founder / CEO / CTOPublished 21 September 2026
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This map is the Morelia metropolitan area in August, in the volcanic highlands. Hotter ground sits in Morelia. Cooler ground sits toward Zinapécuaro and Charo.
On 27 August the ground temperature reached −8.5°C, and on 19 August it reached 49.6°C. Both readings use the same scale so the contrast is visible.
The Urban Climate Index for the Morelia metropolitan area, in the volcanic highlands, ranks the 5 municipalities by their temperature in August 2026. Zinapécuaro leads this list, at a temperature of 25.4°C, and Tarímbaro closes it.
If you live here or you are thinking of doing so, look at which municipalities ran cooler or hotter this August, and where you would like to spend more time.
The same index, across 740 zones of the municipality of Morelia, is another reading. The metropolitan area and the municipality do not mix.
The ranking of the 5 municipalities
Zinapécuaro leads this list toward the east, at a temperature of 25.4°C. Charo follows it. Morelia, the core of the metropolitan area, sits in 3rd place of 5, at a temperature of 29.1°C. Tarímbaro closes it, at a temperature of 29.2°C. Álvaro Obregón and Tarímbaro take air from the Álvaro Obregón station, with air at 21.6°C. Morelia sits hotter on the ground than Álvaro Obregón, and still ranks ahead because of cooler air at Jesus Del Monte.
Full ranking. Urban Climate Index, Morelia metropolitan area, Mexico, August 2026.
| Rank | Municipality | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zinapécuaro | 25.4°C |
| 2 | Charo | 26.6°C |
| 3 | Morelia | 29.1°C |
| 4 | Álvaro Obregón | 28.7°C |
| 5 | Tarímbaro | 29.2°C |
Why the ranking uses urban ground
The map is the whole metropolitan area: streets, parks, farms and bush. The ranking of the 5 municipalities uses urban ground, so a municipality is ordered by its streets and parks, and the bush around it stays on the map.
Urban ground here is 879 km² of the 2,689 km² area of interest. Zinapécuaro and Charo keep a small share of streets and towns. Parks inside the city enter the ranking, because they sit inside the town.
Ground and stations this August
Three meteorological stations cover the 5 municipalities. Each municipality takes air and rain from the nearest station.
The Zinapécuaro station covers the municipality of Zinapécuaro, with air at 19.6°C and 167.2 mm of rain.
The Jesus Del Monte station covers Charo and Morelia, with air at 15.9°C and 127.1 mm of rain.
The Álvaro Obregón station covers Álvaro Obregón and Tarímbaro, with air at 21.6°C and 77.0 mm of rain.
The August mean for the whole area of interest, farms and bush included, sits at 25.3°C. A single satellite day can run cooler or hotter: on 27 August the temperature reached −8.5°C, and on 19 August it reached 49.6°C.
These figures are the August mean for the metropolitan area, farms and bush included: 25.3°C ground. Air and rain come from the stations: 19.0°C and 123.8 mm.
The ground sits hotter than the air: 25.3°C surface against 19.0°C. The index is ordered with both readings.
Morelia sits in the middle of the list
Morelia sits in 3rd place of 5, at a temperature of 29.1°C. In this ranking it is a municipality of the metropolitan area, the whole core. Anyone looking for cooler ground this August looks toward Zinapécuaro and Charo.
How this August is built
This August brings together the usable satellite scenes after the cloud filter. Ground and station air are two different readings; the index uses both.
Other cities and months are on our blog.
Conclusion
In August the satellite sees cooler ground to the east and hotter ground in Morelia. The mean for the whole area of interest sits at 25.3°C.
Zinapécuaro sits in first place and Tarímbaro in last place.
Knowing this, where would you like to spend more time next August in the Morelia metropolitan area, in the volcanic highlands?
Questions
What do I do with this ranking?
It ranks that August’s climate for people who live here or are thinking of doing so. Rent and schools sit outside the score. The question is where you would like to spend more time next August.
What is the Urban Climate Index in this text?
The August 2026 reading for the Morelia metropolitan area, in the volcanic highlands: 5 municipalities, land surface temperature and meteorological stations. This article shows the full ranking; the CSV downloads here.
Where is the full ranking?
The ranking of 5 is on this page: rank, municipality and mean surface. The CSV downloads here.
What is the 25.3°C on the cards?
The August mean for the whole metropolitan area, farms and bush included. The municipality ranking uses urban ground: 879 km² of those 2,689 km² of the area of interest.
Why does Zinapécuaro lead and Tarímbaro close?
Zinapécuaro sits in first place, at a temperature of 25.4°C, toward the east. Tarímbaro closes it, at a temperature of 29.2°C. Three stations cover the 5 municipalities: Zinapécuaro, with air at 19.6°C; Jesus Del Monte, with air at 15.9°C for Charo and Morelia; Álvaro Obregón, with air at 21.6°C for Álvaro Obregón and Tarímbaro.
Is Morelia in this ranking the same as the 740 zones of the municipality?
Morelia here is a municipality of the metropolitan area, the whole core. The 740 zones of the municipality of Morelia are another reading of the same index.
Where does Morelia sit?
Morelia sits in 3rd place of 5, at a temperature of 29.1°C. It shares the Jesus Del Monte station with Charo.
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