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Apizaco
Malinche
Malinche
Cerro El Rosario, Tlaxcala
Cerro El Rosario, Tlaxcala
El Pinal
El Pinal
Tlaxcala, Mexico

Apizaco

Apizaco is a town in Tlaxcala, Mexico, 2,424 m above sea level. It has a population of about 47,632 (2020). The climate is classified as subtropical highland (Köppen Cwb), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.

Now13°C
Best timeJan–Mar
Population47,632
Local time04:44
19.41° N, 98.14° WElevation 2,424 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time
The year in Apizacoweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec65October
October: high / low24° / 9°
Rain this month54mm
Best timeJan–Mar

Best: Jan–Mar. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Apizaco at a glance

Best time to visitJan–Mar

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month27°C

Average high in May

Coolest month4°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthAugust

110 mm of rain

Driest monthDecember

7 mm of rain

Monuments nearby1+

1 of them World Heritage

How Apizaco has grown

People living in the built-up area (32 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.

+94%65k in 1975 → 127k in 2025
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Weather in Apizaco

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast
13°C

Cloudy · wind 8 km/h · humidity 87%

Today hour by hour
Today25 Oct22°11°
Mon26 Oct26°7°
Tue27 Oct25°9°
Wed28 Oct26°10°
Thu29 Oct27°9°0.5 mm
Fri30 Oct27°10°1.9 mm
Sat31 Oct28°10°
Sun1 Nov27°6°
Mon2 Nov27°7°
Tue3 Nov28°10°

When to go to Apizaco

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score798784685959606160657678
High22°24°25°27°27°25°25°24°24°24°23°22°
Low4°5°6°8°9°11°11°10°11°9°6°4°
Rain (mm)8111537641151101109754117
Wet days96610162026292719109

What's on in Apizaco

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Monuments and museums in Apizaco

All monuments

More museums: Casa de Piedra

Outdoors around Apizaco

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Escalinatas de El Ben VecinoViewpoints
0.4 km
La TrinidadTheme parks
0.7 km
Zoológico del AltiplanoZoos
1 km
santuario de libélulaHot springs & thermal baths
1.4 km

Nature around Apizaco

Nature in Mexico

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Mexico seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

The sky over Apizaco

Eclipses and meteor showers

Earthquakes around Apizaco

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Strongest nearby since 1950

7.1San Juan Raboso 6 km ↙2017 · 103 km
7.0Tehuacán 10 km ↙1999 · 136 km
6.4Acatlán de Osorio 20 km ←1980 · 134 km
5.9Axochiapan 20 km ↙2000 · 138 km

Tropical storms · Apizaco

Tropical storm archive

Universities and research institutes

Instituto Tecnológico de ApizacoUniversity or college · founded 1975

Towns and villages around Apizaco

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Apizaco from above

Getting to Apizaco

Hermanos Serdán International AirportPBC
37 km
Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMEX
97 km
Felipe Ángeles International AirportNLU
98 km

Places near Apizaco

Places with a climate like Apizaco

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Apizaco?
Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and March offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Apizaco.
What is the hottest month in Apizaco?
May is the warmest month, with average highs of 27°C and lows of 9°C.
What is the coldest month in Apizaco?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 22°C and lows of 4°C.
What is the rainiest month in Apizaco?
August is the wettest month with about 110 mm of precipitation on 29 wet days.