Climate in Mexico

Mexico, the largest country of Central America, is bordered on the north by the United States and on the south by Guatemala and Belize. It is situated between 14° and 32°N. Almost two-thirds of the country is mountains with a climate that is warm-temperate; other parts have a tropical climate.

There are three important influences which help to determine the climate in Mexico.

The cold Californian current, which sweeps southwards on the Pacific coast, lowers the temperature and reduces rainfall.

The North Pacific anticyclone (wind swirling from Hawaii) make the sir hot and dry (arid) which makes much of Mexico desert.

The warm waters and winds from the Caribbean Sea make the climate of Mexico similar to that of the Caribbean Islands.

Some of Mexico and has a couple of days of snow a year, however the west coast is protected from such cold weather by the mountains.

The rainy season over the whole country is the period of high sun from May to October. The rest of the year is not completely rainless, but the amount and frequency of rain in the winter season is low.

Most of Mexico has sunny weather for a large part of the year. The combination of heat and humidity can be rather uncomfortable during the wet season. Otherwise most of Mexico has a healthy and reasonably pleasant climate for most of the year.

Both the east and west coasts of Mexico are occasionally affected by tropical storms bring two or three days of heavy rain. These are most likely to occur in the months August to October.

Sometimes, a few of these reach the strength of fully developed hurricanes.

Climate in the UK

Britain is an island country and is surrounded by sea which gives it a varied climate. We never actually know what the weather will be like, one day it might be sunny the next there might be rain. In general, we have warm summers and cool winters. Our summers our cooler than other countries because we are surrounded by sea but our winters are milder (warmer).

Latitude: The further away from the equator you are the colder it is. Therefore when we compare the UK with a country such as Egypt, Egypt is always hotter because its more nearer to the equator than UK. The UK has a temperate climate.

Distance from the sea: The sea is cooler than land during summer and warmer in winter. Distance from the sea has a great effect on Britain as you can see on the map that Britain is surrounded by water and therefore makes our summer cooler and our winters are much milder.

Wind direction: Winds that blow from the sea often bring rain to the coast and dry weather to inland areas. Winds that blow to Britain from hot areas such as Africa (a warm hot area) will be warm and dry. Winds that blow to Britain from cold areas such as the Netherlands (cold region) will be cold and dry in winter. Britain’s prevailing winds come from a south westerly direction over the Atlantic. The winds are cool in the summer and mild in the winter. It also brings water vapour from the ocean (as it comes over the Atlantic ocean)- and that means more rain!

Ocean currents: Ocean currents can have a great effect on temperatures. The main ocean current that affects UK is called The Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in the north Atlantic flowing from the seas in Mexico to the UK with warm water and moist wet weather.