Region · Mexico
Where to stay in Tamaulipas
This guide covers 10 destinations in Tamaulipas, a first-level administrative division of Mexico, with 37 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Reynosa, Heroica Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 37
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to February
- Main airport
- TAMGeneral Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
Destinations
Destinations in Tamaulipas
Every destination in this guide in Tamaulipas, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico | 297,373 | 9 | TAM · 6 km |
| Ciudad Victoria | 332,100 | 7 | CVM · 20 km |
| Reynosa | 691,557 | 5 | MFE · 10 km |
| Nuevo Laredo | 416,055 | 5 | NLD · 6 km |
| Heroica Matamoros | 541,979 | 4 | MAM · 9 km |
| Ciudad Madero | 205,933 | 4 | TAM · 6 km |
| Miramar | 161,820 | 3 | TAM · 5 km |
| Río Bravo | 111,314 | REX · 14 km | |
| Altamira | 79,824 | TAM · 14 km | |
| Ciudad Mante | 79,515 | CVM · 107 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Tamaulipas
37 hotels in Tamaulipas recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Best Western Hotel Plaza Matamoros | Heroica Matamoros | |
| Best Western Plus Nuevo Laredo Inn & Suites | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Best Western Santorin | Ciudad Victoria | |
| City Express Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | |
| City Express Matamoros | Heroica Matamoros | |
| City Express Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | |
| City Express Reynosa | Reynosa | |
| City Express Reynosa Aeropuerto | Reynosa | |
| City Express Tampico | Tampico | |
| City Express Tampico Altamira | Miramar | |
| City Plus Tampico | Tampico | |
| Club Maeva Miramar Tampico | Ciudad Madero | |
| Comfort Inn Tampico | Tampico | |
| Departamentos & Suites Villa Teresa | Ciudad Victoria | |
| Everest Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | |
| Fiesta Inn Nuevo Laredo | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Fiesta Inn Tampico | Tampico | |
| Gran Hotel Las Fuentes | Ciudad Victoria | |
| Hampton by Hilton Reynosa Zona Industrial | Reynosa | |
| Hampton Inn by Hilton Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | |
| Hampton Inn Tampico Zona Dorada | Tampico | |
| Holiday Inn Matamoros | Heroica Matamoros | |
| Holiday Inn Reynosa Industrial Poniente | Reynosa | |
| Holiday Inn Reynosa Zona Dorada | Reynosa | |
| Holiday Inn Tampico Altamira | Miramar | |
| Hotel Arenas del Mar Resort | Ciudad Madero | |
| Hotel Colon Plaza Business Class | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Hotel Grand Royal | Miramar | |
| Hotel Inglaterra | Tampico | |
| Hotel Mediterraneo | Ciudad Madero |
When to go
Best time to visit Tamaulipas
From the climate of 10 destinations in Tamaulipas with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 of 10 | 24 °C | 26 mm |
| February | 9 of 10 | 26 °C | 23 mm |
| March | 8 of 10 | 28 °C | 19 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 31 °C | 25 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 33 °C | 47 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 35 °C | 118 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 35 °C | 100 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 35 °C | 108 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 33 °C | 171 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 31 °C | 81 mm |
| November | 9 of 10 | 27 °C | 35 mm |
| December | 10 of 10 | 25 °C | 23 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Tamaulipas
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Tamaulipas name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
TAM · General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
CVM · General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport
MFE · McAllen Miller International Airport
REX · General Lucio Blanco International Airport
NLD · Quetzalcóatl International Airport
MAM · General Servando Canales International Airport
HRL · Valley International Airport
LRD · Laredo International Airport
BRO · Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Tamaulipas, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Mexico
Nearby
Regions near Tamaulipas
Other regions of Mexico with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.