National Palace
The National Palace serves as a political institution and a museum in Mexico City. It is the occupant of the President of Mexico and is built from limestone, cantera, and tezontle.
Planning a visit
The National Palace is open daily from 09:00 to 17:00. Travelers can reach the site via Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport, which is 6 km away, or travel 9 km from the center of Mexico City. The palace is located 0.2 km from the Zócalo and the Historic center of Mexico City, and 0.3 km from the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Templo Mayor. Torre Latinoamericana is 1 km away.
For weather, the driest months are December, January, and February, with only about 1 or 2 rainy days. The warmest temperatures occur in April and May, with daily highs of 24 °C. The wettest period is between June and September, when monthly rainfall reaches between 126 mm and 151 mm.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 24 °C. The wettest is July, with about 151 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 56 | 130 | 151 | 146 | 126 | 54 | 11 | 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.
