Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle is a palace located on Chapultepec hill in Mexico City. It serves as the site for the Museo Nacional de Historia and features Neoclassical and Gothic Revival architecture. It is one of the 11 most looked-up sights in Mexico on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
Daily highs range from 20 °C to 24 °C and lows range from 5 °C to 12 °C. The driest months are December and January, which see about 6 mm to 10 mm of rain. The rainy season occurs from June to September, with July being the wettest month with about 162 mm of rain and 28 rainy days.
The castle is 9 km from Mexico City and 12 km from the nearest airport, Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport. Visitors can combine a trip to the castle with visits to the National Museum of Anthropology, which is 0.8 km away, or the Chapultepec Zoo, located 0.9 km from the site. Other nearby locations include the Luis Barragán House and Studio and the Angel of Independence. The palace is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 24 °C. The wettest is July, with about 162 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Rainfall, mm | 10 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 61 | 140 | 162 | 156 | 136 | 57 | 12 | 6 |
| Rainy days | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
