Nuevo León · Mexico
Santa Catarina travel guide
Santa Catarina is a city in Nuevo León, Mexico, home to about 304,000 people.
- Best months
- October to March
- Nearest airport
- MTY37 km · Monterrey International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Monterrey
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina is a city in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It serves as the seat of the municipality of the same name and is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.
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When to go
The best time to visit Santa Catarina
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Catarina are October to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 147 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 Santa Catarina: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Monterrey International Airport (MTY), about 37 km from the city centre in a straight line; Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW, 50 km) is also within reach.
MTY · Monterrey International Airport
SLW · Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
Questions
Santa Catarina: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santa Catarina?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Catarina are October to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 147 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santa Catarina?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Monterrey International Airport (MTY), about 37 km from the city centre in a straight line; Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW, 50 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Santa Catarina?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Santa Catarina
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.