Mexico
Colima travel guide
Colima is a city in Mexico, home to about 147,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CLQ16 km · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
When to go
The best time to visit Colima
Colima has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 240 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 Colima: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (CLQ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO, 88 km) and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL, 149 km) are also within reach.
CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport
ZLO · Playa de Oro International Airport
GDL · Guadalajara International Airport
Questions
Colima: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Colima?
Colima has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Colima?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International Airport (CLQ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO, 88 km) and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL, 149 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Colima?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Colima
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.