Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral featuring baroque architecture. It is one of the 66 sights of Mexico listed on this site and is the 15th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The cathedral is open daily from 07:00 to 19:00, though wheelchair access is limited. Visitors can reach the site via Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), which is 7 km away. The cathedral is located 9 km from the capital, Mexico City.
For those visiting the area, the Historic center of Mexico City, Zócalo, and Templo Mayor are all within 0.2 km. The National Palace is 0.3 km away, and the Torre Latinoamericana is 0.8 km from the cathedral. The best time to visit is between December and March, when rainfall is lowest, with about 1 to 5 rainy days per month. The warmest months are April and May, with daily highs reaching 24 °C to 25 °C. June through September are the wettest months, with up to 28 rainy days in July and August.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 25 °C. The wettest is July, with about 143 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 124 | 143 | 137 | 119 | 53 | 10 | 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.
