Mexico in August
August is one of Mexico's weaker months (rank 11 of 12): its 29 destinations average 71/100, led by San Miguel de Allende at 87 — 27°C and 14 rainy days — while Hermosillo is warmer at 44°C and scores 33.
#11 of 12 months for Mexico · 29 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇲🇽 Mexico, month by month
71/100 in AugustWhere in Mexico in August
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Mexico in August
- Whale shark season · Holbox and 1 more place · 15 May – 17 Sep
- Sea turtle nesting · Tulum and 3 more places · 1 May – 31 Oct
- Whale sharks off Isla Mujeres · Cancún · 15 Jun – 15 Sep
- Mexican summer holidays · Cancún and 1 more place · 15 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)
- Olive ridley nesting · Zihuatanejo and 1 more place · 1 Aug – 15 Dec (usually)
- Olive ridley arribadas · Puerto Escondido · 1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually)
- Turtle nesting and releases · Sayulita · 15 Jul – 15 Dec (usually)
- Feria de San Joaquín · Bacalar · 13–18 Aug
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 1 of Mexico's 18 well-known places this month.