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This study analyses impacts of climate change on peri-urban communities that are at risk of drought and further demonstrates that these communities are aware of this change. This study is focused on two Mexican cities, Aguascalientes and Hermosillo and their respective peri-urban communities, to demonstrate the shared awareness of increased temperatures as well as rainfall decrease. Vulnerability experienced by both communities differs by dimensions like exposure and sensibility to the climate variability. Participants from the Hermosillo community report experiencing acute changes in their environment indicating a higher exposure to climate change. The community near Aguascalientes reported moderate changes in temperature extremes and changes to precipitation levels. A valuable tool in finding adaptation strategies to deal with climate change will most likely be the use of local knowledge and traditional practices from the studied areas.