Oaxaca · Mexico

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán travel guide

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán is a city in Oaxaca, Mexico, home to about 82,000 people.

Best months
October to April
Nearest airport
OAX4 km · Xoxocotlán International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zone
America/Mexico City
Language
Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya

When to go

The best time to visit Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán are October to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 150 mm of rain.

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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 Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX), about 3.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM, 134 km) and Bahías de Huatulco International Airport (HUX, 148 km) are also within reach.

large airport

OAX · Xoxocotlán International Airport

3.5 km from the centreICAO MMOX
medium airport

PXM · Puerto Escondido International Airport

133.6 km from the centreICAO MMPS
large airport

HUX · Bahías de Huatulco International Airport

148.2 km from the centreICAO MMBT

Questions

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán are October to April. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; June is the wettest, with about 150 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX), about 3.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM, 134 km) and Bahías de Huatulco International Airport (HUX, 148 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán?

peso (MXN).

Nearby

Destinations near Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán

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.