Guanajuato · Mexico

Valle de Santiago travel guide

Valle de Santiago is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico, home to about 73,000 people.

Best months
October to February
Nearest airport
MLM63 km · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zone
America/Mexico City
Language
Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya

When to go

The best time to visit Valle de Santiago

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Valle de Santiago are October to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 163 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 Valle de Santiago: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 73 km) and Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO, 108 km) are also within reach.

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MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport

62.8 km from the centreICAO MMMM
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BJX · Guanajuato International Airport

73.2 km from the centreICAO MMLO
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QRO · Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

107.6 km from the centreICAO MMQT

Questions

Valle de Santiago: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Valle de Santiago?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Valle de Santiago are October to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 163 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Valle de Santiago?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 73 km) and Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO, 108 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Valle de Santiago?

peso (MXN).

Nearby

Destinations near Valle de Santiago

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.