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Extreme

flood Flood Risk in Mexico City, Mexico

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Mexico City based on ThinkHazard (River flood)
  • 19 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 1 event(s) in the last 12 months
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Floods - Central Mexico (2025-10-13) — 19,600,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Mexico City is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Mexico City Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Mexico City

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Mexico City, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Panuco Basin, N of Moctezuma River, Mexico (July 2024) — 37,200,000 people exposed; $2,274,384M capital exposed.

Flood - Panuco Basin, N of Moctezuma River, Mexico

July 7, 2024 — WARNING

37,200,000 people exposed; $2,274,384M capital exposed

Floods - Central Mexico

October 12, 2025 — WARNING

19,600,000 people exposed; $474,252M capital exposed

Floods - Mexico

September 6, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico

September 12, 2018 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Mexico City, Mexico

June 4, 2017 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Mexico City, Mexico flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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