Luis Barragán House and Studio Casa Luis Barragán
Mexico City, Mexico UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Luis Barragán House and Studio is a museum and single-family detached home designed by architect Luis Barragán in 1948. Located in Mexico City, this site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an artistical monument. It is the 53rd most looked-up sight in Mexico on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is located in the Tacubaya and Miguel Hidalgo areas and covers an area of 0.001 km2. The driest months are December and January, with December seeing about 6 mm of rain and January seeing about 10 mm. The wettest period is from June to September, when monthly rainfall is between 136 mm and 162 mm. Daily high temperatures range from 20 °C to 24 °C, and daily low temperatures range from 5 °C to 12 °C.
The site is 9 km from Mexico City and 13 km from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport. It is located near Chapultepec at 0.6 km, Chapultepec Zoo at 1.5 km, Chapultepec Castle at 1.5 km, the National Museum of Anthropology at 1.8 km, and Polanco at 2.6 km. The museum is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 17:00, and on Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00. More information can be found at the website http://www.casaluisbarragan.org.
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.
