Our verdict
The best time to visit Mexico is January-March
The very hottest temperatures in Mexico City, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico, tend to reach around 30℃ (86℉) in the height of summer. In the winter months, it can get down to as low as 4℃ (40℉) at night. The climate can differ in many places across Mexico, and you can see more in the handy table below.
If you’re keen to see the sights of Mexico during the day, the sun stays up the longest around June. On average it rains the most days in July, making it the wettest month of the year. Although it’s the wet season, it can often rain a little bit during the day or evening but have fine weather for a majority of the day too, so don’t let this put you off.
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Mexico seasons
Before you plan your trip, it’s important to know when the seasons are as they may be different to yours depending on where you’re travelling from. Mexico is in the Northern hemisphere, so the seasons fall on:
Season | Months |
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Summer | June to August |
Autumn/fall | September to November |
Winter | December to February |
Spring | March to May |
Best time to visit the top destinations in Mexico
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Acapulco | February | ↑↓ | 29℃23℃ | 29℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 31℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ |
Akumal | December-March | ↑↓ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃22℃ | 28℃22℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 32℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃24℃ | 29℃23℃ | 28℃22℃ |
Bacalar | January-February | ↑↓ | 27℃20℃ | 29℃21℃ | 30℃22℃ | 32℃24℃ | 32℃25℃ | 31℃25℃ | 32℃25℃ | 32℃25℃ | 32℃25℃ | 30℃23℃ | 29℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ |
Cabo San Lucas | April | ↑↓ | 23℃19℃ | 23℃19℃ | 24℃20℃ | 24℃20℃ | 26℃22℃ | 27℃24℃ | 29℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃25℃ | 27℃22℃ | 24℃19℃ |
Cancun | January | ↑↓ | 26℃22℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ |
Celestun | April | ↑↓ | 26℃21℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃22℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃23℃ | 27℃22℃ |
Cuernavaca | December | ↑↓ | 21℃8℃ | 23℃10℃ | 25℃11℃ | 27℃13℃ | 27℃15℃ | 23℃14℃ | 22℃12℃ | 23℃12℃ | 22℃12℃ | 22℃12℃ | 22℃10℃ | 21℃9℃ |
El Rosario | March | ↑↓ | 24℃11℃ | 25℃12℃ | 28℃14℃ | 31℃16℃ | 33℃18℃ | 35℃22℃ | 32℃22℃ | 33℃21℃ | 32℃20℃ | 31℃18℃ | 28℃15℃ | 24℃11℃ |
Ensenada | October-April | ↑↓ | 18℃11℃ | 17℃10℃ | 19℃10℃ | 20℃11℃ | 21℃13℃ | 24℃15℃ | 26℃18℃ | 27℃20℃ | 26℃19℃ | 23℃16℃ | 20℃13℃ | 17℃11℃ |
Guadalajara | October-May | ↑↓ | 24℃9℃ | 26℃10℃ | 29℃11℃ | 31℃12℃ | 33℃15℃ | 30℃18℃ | 26℃16℃ | 26℃15℃ | 25℃15℃ | 25℃13℃ | 25℃11℃ | 24℃10℃ |
Guanajuato | January | ↑↓ | 20℃7℃ | 22℃8℃ | 25℃10℃ | 27℃12℃ | 28℃14℃ | 26℃15℃ | 24℃13℃ | 24℃13℃ | 23℃13℃ | 23℃11℃ | 21℃9℃ | 20℃8℃ |
Isla Holbox | December-March | ↑↓ | 26℃22℃ | 27℃23℃ | 27℃23℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 29℃26℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ |
La Paz | December-February | ↑↓ | 22℃17℃ | 23℃17℃ | 25℃18℃ | 27℃19℃ | 29℃21℃ | 31℃24℃ | 32℃26℃ | 33℃27℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃24℃ | 27℃21℃ | 23℃18℃ |
Manzanillo | February | ↑↓ | 28℃22℃ | 28℃21℃ | 28℃21℃ | 29℃22℃ | 30℃24℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 29℃23℃ | 28℃22℃ |
Mazatlan | April | ↑↓ | 25℃20℃ | 25℃20℃ | 26℃20℃ | 27℃21℃ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 28℃23℃ | 26℃20℃ |
Merida | January-March | ↑↓ | 28℃19℃ | 31℃19℃ | 33℃20℃ | 35℃22℃ | 36℃24℃ | 34℃24℃ | 35℃24℃ | 35℃24℃ | 34℃23℃ | 32℃22℃ | 30℃21℃ | 29℃20℃ |
Mexico City | January-March | ↑↓ | 19℃7℃ | 22℃9℃ | 24℃10℃ | 26℃12℃ | 26℃14℃ | 23℃12℃ | 21℃11℃ | 22℃11℃ | 21℃11℃ | 21℃10℃ | 20℃8℃ | 20℃7℃ |
Monterrey | February-April | ↑↓ | 19℃8℃ | 22℃10℃ | 25℃13℃ | 29℃17℃ | 31℃19℃ | 31℃20℃ | 31℃20℃ | 32℃20℃ | 28℃19℃ | 26℃16℃ | 22℃12℃ | 19℃9℃ |
Morelia | January-April | ↑↓ | 22℃8℃ | 24℃9℃ | 26℃10℃ | 29℃12℃ | 29℃15℃ | 26℃15℃ | 23℃13℃ | 24℃12℃ | 23℃12℃ | 23℃11℃ | 22℃9℃ | 22℃8℃ |
Palenque | January-March | ↑↓ | 27℃16℃ | 29℃17℃ | 32℃18℃ | 36℃21℃ | 35℃23℃ | 33℃22℃ | 33℃21℃ | 33℃21℃ | 31℃21℃ | 30℃20℃ | 28℃18℃ | 27℃17℃ |
Playa Del Carmen | January | ↑↓ | 26℃22℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃26℃ | 30℃26℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 31℃27℃ | 29℃25℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ |
Puebla | April | ↑↓ | 19℃7℃ | 21℃9℃ | 23℃10℃ | 24℃12℃ | 24℃13℃ | 22℃12℃ | 21℃11℃ | 21℃11℃ | 20℃11℃ | 20℃10℃ | 20℃9℃ | 19℃8℃ |
Puerescondido | January-February | ↑↓ | -1℃-7℃ | 2℃-5℃ | 9℃1℃ | 15℃6℃ | 22℃13℃ | 26℃17℃ | 27℃18℃ | 26℃17℃ | 24℃14℃ | 17℃8℃ | 9℃2℃ | 3℃-3℃ |
Puerto Penasco | January | ↑↓ | 20℃14℃ | 20℃15℃ | 23℃17℃ | 25℃19℃ | 27℃22℃ | 31℃25℃ | 34℃29℃ | 34℃31℃ | 33℃29℃ | 29℃24℃ | 24℃19℃ | 20℃15℃ |
Puerto Vallarta | December-January | ↑↓ | 26℃17℃ | 27℃17℃ | 28℃17℃ | 29℃17℃ | 30℃20℃ | 29℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 29℃22℃ | 28℃22℃ | 29℃21℃ | 28℃19℃ | 26℃17℃ |
Rio Lagartos | January-March | ↑↓ | 26℃21℃ | 27℃21℃ | 28℃22℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃25℃ | 31℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 32℃26℃ | 31℃26℃ | 30℃25℃ | 28℃23℃ | 27℃22℃ |
San Carlos | January-March | ↑↓ | 27℃16℃ | 29℃17℃ | 32℃18℃ | 36℃21℃ | 35℃23℃ | 33℃22℃ | 33℃21℃ | 33℃21℃ | 31℃21℃ | 30℃20℃ | 28℃18℃ | 27℃17℃ |
San Cristobal De Las Casas | December-January | ↑↓ | 22℃11℃ | 24℃12℃ | 26℃13℃ | 28℃15℃ | 27℃17℃ | 25℃16℃ | 26℃16℃ | 25℃16℃ | 24℃16℃ | 23℃14℃ | 22℃13℃ | 23℃12℃ |
San Felipe | January-March | ↑↓ | 22℃8℃ | 25℃8℃ | 27℃10℃ | 30℃12℃ | 31℃16℃ | 28℃16℃ | 25℃14℃ | 25℃13℃ | 25℃13℃ | 24℃12℃ | 23℃10℃ | 23℃9℃ |
San Jose Del Cabo | January-February | ↑↓ | 23℃18℃ | 24℃18℃ | 25℃19℃ | 26℃21℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃25℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃27℃ | 30℃26℃ | 29℃24℃ | 27℃22℃ | 24℃19℃ |
San Juan Teotihuacan | December-April | ↑↓ | 19℃7℃ | 21℃8℃ | 23℃10℃ | 25℃12℃ | 25℃13℃ | 23℃12℃ | 21℃11℃ | 22℃10℃ | 21℃11℃ | 20℃9℃ | 20℃8℃ | 20℃7℃ |