**Abstract**

Forecasting climatic variables through teleconnections has become more common for different planning activities. In Mexico, different sea surface temperature (SST) patterns have shown to force droughts, consequently, precipitation anomalies could be anticipated with the study of these patterns. To our knowledge, this is the first study that reviews the individual and coupled influences of ENSO, AMO, and PDO over dry periods in Mexico. Overall, through a systematic review using the PRISMA methodology, 75 documents were analyzed, and their conclusions were compared. In general, this study concludes that the majority of the authors coincided in the following teleconnections: La Niña (El Niño) forces dry (wet) conditions in northern Mexico in both winter and summer, likewise, in this region dry periods are associated with AMO+ during summer and PDO during winter. On the other hand, for central and southern Mexico, for both winter and summer, El Niño generally drives drought conditions while La Niña has been linked with greater than average humidity, in this region, AMO (AMO+) and PDO+ (limited information) induce dry (humid) circumstances. Thus, understanding drought trends in México driven by climatic indices is imperative to predict situations that threaten the natural resources and economic activities. With the results obtained, it is possible to deepen with greater certainty in the investigation of the influence of these teleconnections.

**Keywords:** teleconnections, drought, Mexico, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, El Niño-Southern Oscillation
