Acapulco vs Puerto Escondido: which is better, month by month

Acapulco beats Puerto Escondido in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (65 vs 60) — while Puerto Escondido wins January, August and December; they are within 3 points in the other 5 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Acapulco vs Puerto Escondido — all 12 months

MonthAcapulcoPuerto EscondidoWinnerGap
January90Ssweltering, dry, clean air94Shot, dry, clean airPuerto Escondido4
February93Ssweltering, dry, clean air93Shot, dry, clean airTie0
March92Ssweltering, dry, clean air91Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie1
April94Ssweltering, dry90Ssweltering, dry, clean airAcapulco4
May86Asweltering, dry82Asweltering, a little rain, clean airAcapulco4
June65Csweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airAcapulco5
July72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air74Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
August60Csweltering, soaked, muggy air64Csweltering, soaked, clean airPuerto Escondido4
September55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air55Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
October64Csweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airAcapulco5
November84Asweltering, a little rain, clean air87Asweltering, dry, clean airTie3
December89Asweltering, dry, muggy air95Shot, dry, clean airPuerto Escondido6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (89 vs 95). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Acapulco

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
April 94/100
Months won
4 of 12

Puerto Escondido

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
December 95/100
Months won
3 of 12

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