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Best time to visit Mexico

The best months are January, February, March, April, November, and December. Here is what every month is like, and what flights cost lately.

Month by month

Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and peaks from mid-August to late October. In Mexico City and Oaxaca the rainy season brings short afternoon storms, mostly from June to September. Day of the Dead, on November 1 and 2, is a peak time in Oaxaca and Mexico City: book early.

  1. JanuaryBestTypically 20°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
  2. FebruaryBestTypically 23°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
  3. MarchBestTypically 25°C by day, 7°C at night, rain on about 4 days a month
  4. AprilBestTypically 27°C by day, 9°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
  5. MayGo with a plan: HotTypically 27°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 14 days a month
  6. JuneGo with a plan: RainyTypically 24°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 21 days a month
  7. JulyGo with a plan: RainyTypically 22°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 27 days a month
  8. AugustGo with a plan: RainyTypically 21°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 28 days a month
  9. SeptemberGo with a plan: StormsTypically 21°C by day, 10°C at night, rain on about 26 days a month
  10. OctoberGo with a plan: RainyTypically 21°C by day, 8°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
  11. NovemberBestTypically 20°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 6 days a month
  12. DecemberBestTypically 20°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month

Typical weather is for Mexico City: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.

Plan the days

Santo Domingo de Guzmán’s carved stone facade and twin tiled towers face a paved plaza in Oaxaca.
The twin tiled towers of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca. · Adapted from Nanahuatl, Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca · Adaptation licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Oaxaca in 3 daysSanto Domingo, Basílica de la Soledad, Monte Albán, Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Teotitlán del Valle, Mitla, Hierve el Agua, Santiago Matatlán3 days, MexicoBalanced pace
The north staircase of El Castillo rises through stepped limestone terraces at Chichén Itzá.
El Castillo stands above the grassy plaza at Chichén Itzá in Yucatán.
Cancun in 3 daysPlaya Delfines, Museo Maya, Mercado 28, Parque de las Palapas, Isla Mujeres, Playa Norte, Chichén Itzá, Valladolid3 days, MexicoBalanced pace
An angled view of the marble entrance and ribbed orange dome of Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
The tiled dome rises behind the south entrance of Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
Mexico City in 3 daysZócalo, Templo Mayor, Bellas Artes, Plaza Garibaldi, Chapultepec, Museum of Anthropology, Roma Norte, Xochimilco, Coyoacán3 days, MexicoBalanced pace