Mexico
Zacatecas travel guide
Zacatecas is a city in Mexico, home to about 138,000 people.
- Best months
- June and October to April
- Nearest airport
- ZCL18 km · General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
When to go
The best time to visit Zacatecas
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zacatecas are June and October to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; September is the wettest, with about 90 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 Zacatecas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU, 122 km) is also within reach.
ZCL · General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport
AGU · Aguascalientes International Airport
Questions
Zacatecas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zacatecas?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zacatecas are June and October to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; September is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Zacatecas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Aguascalientes International Airport (AGU, 122 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Zacatecas?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Zacatecas
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.