Chiapas · Mexico
Palenque travel guide
Palenque is a city in Chiapas, Mexico, home to about 52,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- VSA104 km · Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
When to go
The best time to visit Palenque
Palenque has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 382 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 Palenque: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), about 104 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME, 129 km) is also within reach.
VSA · Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
CME · Ciudad del Carmen International Airport
Questions
Palenque: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Palenque?
Palenque has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 382 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Palenque?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA), about 104 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME, 129 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Palenque?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Palenque
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.