Guanajuato · Mexico

Cortazar travel guide

Cortazar is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico, home to about 69,000 people.

Best months
October to March
Nearest airport
MLM71 km · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zone
America/Mexico City
Language
Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya

Where to stay

Hotels in Cortazar

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Mision Express Celayahotel7.7 km

When to go

The best time to visit Cortazar

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cortazar are October to March. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 155 mm of rain.

0°15°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec155 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Cortazar: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM), about 71 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 78 km) and Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO, 82 km) are also within reach.

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MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport

70.7 km from the centreICAO MMMM
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BJX · Guanajuato International Airport

78.3 km from the centreICAO MMLO
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QRO · Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

82.1 km from the centreICAO MMQT

Questions

Cortazar: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Cortazar?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cortazar are October to March. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 155 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Cortazar?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM), about 71 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 78 km) and Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO, 82 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Cortazar?

peso (MXN).

Nearby

Destinations near Cortazar

Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.