Car speed limits in Yucatán (2026)
Last reviewed: 9 October 2026
In short: Where no sign sets another limit, the regulation fixes 40 km/h on streets, 60 km/h on divided avenues and primary roads, and 20 km/h in school and hospital zones. State highways are 80 km/h and the Mérida ring road is 90 km/h in its left and central lanes. The regulation also sets minimum speeds.
| Rule | What applies |
|---|---|
| Built-up areasPassenger car on public roads | 40 km/h maximum (minimum 20 km/h) on streets when no sign sets another limit [1] |
| Built-up areasPassenger car on public roads; Primary roads that are not avenues | 60 km/h maximum (minimum 40 km/h) on primary roads that are not avenues [1] |
| Built-up areasPassenger car on public roads; Zones of schools, hospitals and temples, and in front of gathering centres | 20 km/h maximum in school, hospital and temple zones and in front of gathering centres [1] |
| Outside built-up areas (single carriageway)Passenger car on public roads | 80 km/h maximum (minimum 60 km/h) on state highways when no sign sets another limit; 90 km/h maximum (minimum 70 km/h) on the Chicxulub-Uaymitún section [1] |
| Outside built-up areas (dual carriageway or expressway)Passenger car on public roads | 60 km/h maximum (minimum 40 km/h) on avenues divided by a median [1] |
| MotorwaysPassenger car on public roads; Mérida ring road (Periférico) | Mérida ring road (Periférico): 90 km/h maximum (minimum 70 km/h) in the central and left lanes; 80 km/h maximum (minimum 60 km/h) in the right lane [1] |
| School zonesPassenger car on public roads | 20 km/h maximum in school zones; drivers must also take extra care and give way to children. [1] |
Notes
- Art. 236 applies when no traffic control device shows another limit. The Orden Jurídico Nacional copy ends with the reform of 27 July 2015; the state's regulation register lists a later modification dated 26 May 2025 that was not readable. The Ley de Movilidad y Seguridad Vial (2022) keeps the earlier regulation applicable until a new one is issued, and sets 30 km/h only as a cap for controlled-traffic zones.
Sources
- Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación), copy of the state text (Yucatán): Reglamento de la Ley de Tránsito y Vialidad del Estado de Yucatán (published Diario Oficial 21 June 2011; last reform in the copy 27 July 2015) (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources
National rules that also apply
These rules are set at national level in Mexico and apply here too, alongside the rules above. All national rules for Mexico
| Built-up areas (Federal roads) | 50 km/h (source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación)) |
|---|---|
| Outside built-up areas (single carriageway) (Federal roads) | 100 km/h by day, 90 km/h at night (source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación)) |
| Outside built-up areas (dual carriageway or expressway) (Federal roads) | As signed, up to 110 km/h. Where no sign sets a limit: 100 km/h by day, 90 km/h at night. (source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación)) |
| Motorways (Federal roads) | As signed, up to 110 km/h. Where no sign sets a limit: 100 km/h by day, 90 km/h at night. (source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación)) |
| Roadworks zones (Federal roads) | Drivers must obey the signs, devices and red-flag signals placed at roadworks on federal roads. Disobeying them is fined 20 to 30 times the daily quota (cuota diaria). (source: Diario Oficial de la Federación (Secretaría de Gobernación)) |
More rules in Yucatán
- Minimum age for a car driving licenceMinimum age for a car licence: 18 (permit from 16) · Earliest age to drive a car supervised: 16 (learner permit)
- Seat belts and child seatsSeat belt compulsory in front seats: Yes, driver and passengers · Seat belt compulsory in rear seats: Yes, driver and passengers
- Drinking age and alcohol salesMinimum age to buy beer and wine: 18 (sale to under-18s prohibited) · Minimum age to buy spirits: 18 (same rule for all alcohol)
Related pages
General information, not legal advice. Rules change: check the official source before you fly or ride.