Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
The Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is a Catholic church building in Oaxaca de Juárez featuring baroque architecture. Established in 1731, it is one of the more looked-up sights in Mexico on English Wikipedia and is the 66th sight of the country on this site.
Planning a visit
The church is open daily from 07:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 20:00. To reach the site, travelers can fly into Xoxocotlán International Airport, located 7 km away, or travel 360 km from Mexico City. Nearby sights include the Oaxaca Cathedral, which is 0.5 km away, and Monte Albán, located 5.3 km away.
The weather is warmest in March and April, with daily highs between 29 °C and 30 °C. The wettest period is from June to September, with June seeing about 134 mm of rain over 23 days. Other months with high rainfall include July, August, and September, which see between 93 mm and 100 mm of rain. The driest months are January and December, which have about 2 to 4 mm of rain. Temperatures in January have lows around 11 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is June, with about 134 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Rainfall, mm | 2 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 65 | 134 | 93 | 96 | 100 | 43 | 8 | 4 |
| Rainy days | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
