Wind Resource Map for Mexico
Large scale overview of wind power resources for all of Mexico.
Wind Classes for Wind Maps
Each wind power class should span two power densities. For example, Wind Power Class = 3 represents the Wind Power Density range between 150 W/m2 and 200 W/m2. The offset cells in the first column attempt to illustrate this concept. Please note that the wind speed classes are taken at 30 m (100 ft), instead of the usual 10 m (33 ft).
| Wind Power Class* | 10 m (33 ft) | 50 m (164 ft) | ||
| Wind Power Density (W/m2) | Speed (b) m/s (mph) | Wind Power Density (W/m2) | Speed (b) m/s (mph) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 4.4 (9.8) | 200 | 5.6 (12.5) | |
| 2 | ||||
| 150 | 5.1 (11.5) | 300 | 6.4 (14.3) | |
| 3 | ||||
| 200 | 5.6 (12.5) | 400 | 7.0 (15.7) | |
| 4 | ||||
| 250 | 6.0 (13.4) | 500 | 7.5 (16.8) | |
| 5 | ||||
| 300 | 6.4 (14.3) | 600 | 8.0 (17.9) | |
| 6 | ||||
| 400 | 7.0 (15.7) | 800 | 8.8 (19.7) | |
| 7 | ||||
| 1000 | 9.4 (21.1) | 2000 | 11.9 (26.6) | |
(a) Vertical extrapolation of wind speed based on the 1/7 power law.
(b) Mean wind speed is based on Rayleigh speed distribution of equivalent mean wind power density. Wind speed is for standard sea-level conditions.