Best time to visit Mexico
The best time to visit Mexico is January to March, when its 29 destinations average 91/100 for climate comfort — September is the weakest month, at 70/100.
Updated September 2026 · averaged over 29 Mexico destinations · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇲🇽 Mexico, month by month
best FebruaryMexico climate comfort by month
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score, averaged across every Mexico destination in the dataset. Each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. Averages from ERA5 reanalysis normals, not forecasts.
All 29 destinations in Mexico
- Acapulco 🇲🇽 Mexicobest April93
- Bacalar 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February80
- Cancún 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March91
- Cozumel 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February91
- Guadalajara 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January89
- Guanajuato 🇲🇽 Mexicobest November93
- Hermosillo 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January87
- Holbox 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March92
- Huatulco 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February95
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March91
- La Paz, Baja California 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January91
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March91
- Mazatlán 🇲🇽 Mexicobest April90
- Mérida 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January81
- Mexico City 🇲🇽 Mexicobest November92
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February95
- Morelia 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January90
- Oaxaca 🇲🇽 Mexicobest November88
- Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February93
- Puebla 🇲🇽 Mexicobest November92
- Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽 Mexicobest December93
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 Mexicobest April92
- Querétaro 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January91
- San Cristóbal de las Casas 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February94
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 Mexicobest November94
- Sayulita 🇲🇽 Mexicobest April92
- Tulum 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February92
- Valladolid 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January79
- Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 Mexicobest April94
Mexico — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Mexico?
- January to March. Across Mexico's 29 destinations, February averages 91/100 for climate comfort with mean highs of 28.2°C and 14 mm of rain.
- What is the worst month to visit Mexico?
- September, averaging 70/100 — mean highs of 30.7°C and 203 mm of rain across the country's destinations.
- What is the hottest month in Mexico?
- May, with mean daily highs of 32.1°C averaged across 29 destinations.
- What is the wettest month in Mexico?
- September, averaging 203 mm of rain.