Sonora · Mexico
San Luis Río Colorado travel guide
San Luis Río Colorado is a city in Sonora, Mexico, home to about 177,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- YUM28 km · Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Hermosillo
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About San Luis Río Colorado
Awarded city status in July 1958, San Luis Río Colorado serves as the administrative center for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city is located on a mesa, characterized by a flat and sandy terrain. On Easter Sunday 2010, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The Sears department store (formerly Dorian's) and 5 schools were destroyed, affecting approximately 30,000 people in the region. San Luis Río Colorado was once an important inland port for steamers traveling the Colorado from the Gulf of California.
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Things to do
What to see and do in San Luis Río Colorado
Do
- Algonderos de San Luis
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Where to stay
Which part of San Luis Río Colorado to stay in
Many hotels cluster along MEX-2 close to the border crossing. Most are basic budget properties.
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When to go
The best time to visit San Luis Río Colorado
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis Río Colorado are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; January is the wettest, with about 9 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 San Luis Río Colorado: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (YUM), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL, 49 km) and Imperial County Airport (IPL, 87 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
San Luis Río Colorado Airport is the general aviation airport serving this city. The nearest international airport to San Luis Río Colorado is General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) near Mexicali. San Luis Río Colorado has highway connections to other parts of Mexico and the United States. Several intercity bus companies (including TUFESA) stop at the San Luis Río Colorado bus station.
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YUM · Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
MXL · General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
IPL · Imperial County Airport
Questions
San Luis Río Colorado: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Luis Río Colorado?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis Río Colorado are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; January is the wettest, with about 9 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to San Luis Río Colorado?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (YUM), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL, 49 km) and Imperial County Airport (IPL, 87 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in San Luis Río Colorado?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near San Luis Río Colorado
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.