Perseids in Mexico City

The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Mexico City around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Mexico City the radiant in Perseus climbs to 48° above the north horizon around 04:55. Local best viewing window: 01:30–04:55 CST on the peak night, about 3.4 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 111 meteors an hour from Mexico City under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: overcast throughout, so expect nothing visible.