Tampico is located in the coordinates 22º16"N, 97º47"W in the southeast of the state of Tamaulipas, bordering on the state of Veracruz through the Panuco River along 10 km from the mouth of the river in the Gulf of Mexico, to the north it borders on the municipality of Altamira (1663 km2) and to the East on the municipality of Madero (46.60 km2), the three of which form the metropolitan area.

The weather throughout the year is mainly subtropical humid.The average temperature is 24º C with a top temperature of 36º C and a minimum of 8º C.