Michoacán · Mexico

Zacapu travel guide

Zacapu is a city in Michoacán, Mexico, home to about 55,000 people.

Best months
October to May
Nearest airport
UPN54 km · Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zone
America/Mexico City
Language
Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya

When to go

The best time to visit Zacapu

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zacapu are October to May. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 215 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 Zacapu: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM, 80 km) and Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 135 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

UPN · Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport

53.6 km from the centreICAO MMPN
large airport

MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport

80.4 km from the centreICAO MMMM
large airport

BJX · Guanajuato International Airport

134.5 km from the centreICAO MMLO

Questions

Zacapu: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Zacapu?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zacapu are October to May. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 215 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Zacapu?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM, 80 km) and Guanajuato International Airport (BJX, 135 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Zacapu?

peso (MXN).

Nearby

Destinations near Zacapu

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.