Mexico City (CDMX) weather in April
April in Mexico City: warm, a little rain — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#7 of 12 months in Mexico City · #250 of 1413 destinations to visit in April · comfort 88/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 15°C
- Wet days
- 7
- Sun
- 11.3 h
- Humidity
- 47%
- Daylight
- 13 h

What April is like in Mexico City
Warm and dry, the hottest month of the year, and Semana Santa (movable) empties the city for a week.
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Traveller notes on Mexico City in April
Other months in Mexico City
Regulars call this a dry, pleasant month, squarely inside the November-to-May dry season, but are specific that the city's altitude produces a bigger day-to-night temperature range than a similar spot at sea level would see - a pleasant 77F afternoon can drop fast into the 50s by early evening. Our row backs that swing, 27.5C reading as 26C over a real 12C night, with rain minimal at 25.2mm across 5.4 days and humidity down to a dry 48 percent. Regulars call March and November the two best overall months, with lip balm named as a small but genuinely useful packing item given how dry the air stays. The record: 10.9 hours of sun, a 12.8 kph wind and AQI 87.
Regulars give December here as highs in the low seventies and lows in the low forties, which our 23.5C over 9.9C matches almost exactly - and then they explain why the number understates it. The altitude makes the cold penetrating, and almost nothing here has heating: apartments and small hotels included, with indoor temperatures reported at 16 to 18C overnight. Their consolation is that the building warms through the day, so the room does not start cold. A sweater in the evening and an extra blanket is the standing advice. Air is very dry, a dew point of 3.4C at 64 percent humidity, and rain has stopped at 16.7mm. The record: 9.6 hours of sun, a 9.9 kph wind and AQI 76.
Mexico City-forum threads on February weather all land on the same shape: warm, sunny days in the mid-70s Fahrenheit against genuinely cold mornings in the 40s, cool enough that people in the city bundle up before the sun climbs. The altitude gets its own warning thread every few months - at 7,350 feet the sun is more intense than the cool air suggests, and more than one poster describes feeling the elevation for a day or two after arrival, with the standing advice to keep the first day light rather than pushing straight into sightseeing. The record: 25.8C days feeling like 24C, 11.7C nights, just 17mm of rain across 4.2 days and 10.3 hours of sun - one of the driest, sunniest months on the calendar, with 52 percent humidity that keeps the heat from building through the day.
Mexico City forum threads draw the seasons plainly: the rainy season runs from about late May until late October, the dry season from November to late May, and the months locals rate best overall are March and November. That places October at the very end of the wet stretch - expect the tail of the season rather than its middle. The record for October: 24.3C days and 13.3C nights, humidity around 78 percent, 14 precipitation days and roughly 89mm across the month with 9.3 hours of sun. Layers matter in the evening, since the city cools quickly once the sun is down at this altitude.
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Mexico City climate normals — April
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Mexico City in April
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsthe editor's peak month, Semana Santa
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Mexico City's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherMexico City's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Mexico City in April
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Nature
Jacaranda bloom
20 Feb – 10 Apr · usuallyRoma, Condesa and the avenues out to San Angel go purple for six weeks, usually from the end of February. The trees are not native; a Japanese gardener planted them in the 1930s. Source ↗
- Hazard
Ozone alert season
1 Mar – 31 MaySmoke seasonStill, sunny, rainless weeks in the basin cook the traffic exhaust into ozone, and the city declares contingencies that pull cars off the road. It clears the day the rains start. Source ↗
- Holiday
Semana Santa
29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekClosuresThe capital empties for the week as families head to the coast, which makes it the easiest the traffic ever gets. Many small restaurants close with them. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Mexico City — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Mexico City?
Mexico City in April — FAQ
- Is April a good time to visit Mexico City?
- April in Mexico City: warm, a little rain — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Mexico City on SeasonMap's comfort score (88/100).
- What is the weather like in Mexico City in April?
- In April, Mexico City averages a daily high of 28.6°C and a low of 15°C, with about 30.1 mm of rain over roughly 6.6 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Mexico City in April?
- Mexico City has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 92 in April.
Within 300 km: Morelia's Semana Santa around 28 Mar – 12 Apr, and San Miguel de Allende's Semana Santa around 14 Mar – 20 Apr.