Tamaulipas · Mexico
Altamira travel guide
Altamira is a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico, home to about 80,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- TAM14 km · General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
When to go
The best time to visit Altamira
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Altamira are November to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 304 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Altamira: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
TAM · General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
Questions
Altamira: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Altamira?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Altamira are November to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 304 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Altamira?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Altamira?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Altamira
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.