Cities in Mexico Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Toluca de Lerdo ranks #1 with 2,660 m above sea level. Mexico City is second with 2,240 m above sea level, 18.8% behind. The top five are Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico City, Aguascalientes City, Victoria de Durango and San Luis Potosí. The median across all 46 is 696 m above sea level; Cancun is last at 5 m above sea level.
- #1
- Toluca de Lerdo · 2,660 m above sea level
- Median
- 696 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 46 cities in Mexico
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca de Lerdo | Mexico | 2,660 |
| 2 | Mexico City | Mexico | 2,240 |
| 3 | Aguascalientes City | Mexico | 1,888 |
| 4 | Victoria de Durango | Mexico | 1,880 |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | Mexico | 1,871 |
| 6 | Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 1,820 |
| 7 | León de Los Aldama | Mexico | 1,800 |
| 8 | Irapuato | Mexico | 1,728 |
| 9 | Tonalá | Mexico | 1,653 |
| 10 | Zapopan | Mexico | 1,577 |
| 11 | Tlaquepaque | Mexico | 1,569 |
| 12 | Zamora de Hidalgo | Mexico | 1,569 |
| 13 | Saltillo | Mexico | 1,560 |
| 14 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 1,536 |
| 15 | Chihuahua City | Mexico | 1,415 |
| 16 | Xalapa | Mexico | 1,396 |
| 17 | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Mexico | 1,242 |
| 18 | Heroica Nogales | Mexico | 1,173 |
| 19 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,137 |
| 20 | Gómez Palacio | Mexico | 1,135 |
| 21 | Torreón | Mexico | 1,120 |
| 22 | Tepic | Mexico | 920 |
| 23 | Córdoba | Mexico | 846 |
| 24 | Monterrey | Mexico | 546 |
| 25 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Mexico | 522 |
| 26 | Guadalupe | Mexico | 500 |
| 27 | Hermosillo | Mexico | 200 |
| 28 | Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez | Mexico | 176 |
| 29 | Mazatlán | Mexico | 139 |
| 30 | Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 130 |
| 31 | Puerto Vallarta | Mexico | 101 |
| 32 | Culiacán | Mexico | 57 |
| 33 | Ciudad Obregón | Mexico | 36 |
| 34 | Reynosa | Mexico | 33 |
| 35 | La Paz | Mexico | 31 |
| 36 | Ensenada | Mexico | 30 |
| 37 | Acapulco de Juárez | Mexico | 30 |
| 38 | Tijuana | Mexico | 20 |
| 39 | Mérida | Mexico | 12 |
| 40 | Cabo San Lucas | Mexico | 11 |
| 41 | Villahermosa | Mexico | 11 |
| 42 | Veracruz | Mexico | 10 |
| 43 | Heroica Matamoros | Mexico | 9 |
| 44 | Mexicali | Mexico | 8 |
| 45 | San Francisco de Campeche | Mexico | 5 |
| 46 | Cancun | Mexico | 5 |
About the top 10
#1 Toluca de Lerdo
Toluca de Lerdo ranks #1 on this list with 2,660 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 223,876 people (2020)
- Area
- 29.8 km²
- Density
- 7,515 people per km²
- Elevation
- 2,660 m
- Founded
- 1527
- Coordinates
- 19.29° N, 99.65° W
#2 Mexico City
Mexico City ranks #2 on this list with 2,240 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 9,209,944 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,485 km²
- Density
- 6,202 people per km²
- Elevation
- 2,240 m
- Founded
- 1521
- Coordinates
- 19.35° N, 99.14° W
Also ranks #8 in elevation · #51 in population · #67 in founded.
#3 Aguascalientes City
Aguascalientes City ranks #3 on this list with 1,888 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 934,424 people (2012)
- Area
- 1,169 km²
- Density
- 800 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,888 m
- Founded
- 1575
- Coordinates
- 21.88° N, 102.30° W
#4 Victoria de Durango
Victoria de Durango ranks #4 on this list with 1,880 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 654,876 people (2015)
- Area
- 118 km²
- Density
- 5,550 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,880 m
- Founded
- 1563
- Coordinates
- 24.02° N, 104.65° W
#5 San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí ranks #5 on this list with 1,871 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 845,941 people (2020)
- Area
- 1,443 km²
- Density
- 586 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,871 m
- Founded
- 1592
- Coordinates
- 22.15° N, 100.97° W
#6 Santiago de Querétaro
Santiago de Querétaro ranks #6 on this list with 1,820 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 794,789 people (2020)
- Elevation
- 1,820 m
- Founded
- 1531
- Coordinates
- 20.59° N, 100.39° W
#7 León de Los Aldama
León de Los Aldama ranks #7 on this list with 1,800 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 1,579,803 people (2020)
- Elevation
- 1,800 m
- Founded
- 1576
- Coordinates
- 21.12° N, 101.68° W
Also ranks #12 in elevation · #95 in founded · #461 in population.
#8 Irapuato
Irapuato ranks #8 on this list with 1,728 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 592,953 people (2020)
- Area
- 845.2 km²
- Density
- 702 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,728 m
- Founded
- 1547
- Coordinates
- 20.67° N, 101.35° W
#9 Tonalá
Tonalá ranks #9 on this list with 1,653 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 442,440 people (2020)
- Area
- 53 km²
- Density
- 8,348 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,653 m
- Coordinates
- 20.62° N, 103.25° W
#10 Zapopan
Zapopan ranks #10 on this list with 1,577 m above sea level.
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 1,257,547 people (2020)
- Area
- 200 km²
- Density
- 6,288 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,577 m
- Founded
- 1541
- Coordinates
- 20.72° N, 103.39° W
Also ranks #27 in elevation · #78 in founded · #126 in population density.
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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