Chapultepec Zoo
Chapultepec Zoo is a zoo in Mexico City. It is one of the 66 sights in Mexico featured on this site and is the 31st most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The zoo is open Tuesday through Sunday from 09:00 to 16:30 and has no entry fee. Visitors can reach the site via Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, which is 13 km away. The zoo is located 10 km from the capital, Mexico City.
For weather, the driest months are December, January, and February, with about 2 rainy days each. The wettest period is between June and September, when there are about 21 to 28 rainy days per month. Temperatures typically range from lows of 5 °C to highs of 24 °C. Nearby, you can visit the National Museum of Anthropology, 0.4 km away, or Chapultepec Castle, 0.9 km away. Other nearby locations include the Luis Barragán House and Studio, Polanco, and Chapultepec, all within 1.5 km.
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.
