What's on in Puerto Escondido, Mexico through the year

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Humpbacks offshore (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually))

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Humpbacks offshore (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Semana Santa, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Semana Santa

  20 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Mexico's own beach week. Zicatela and La Punta fill with domestic visitors, prices double and the coast road from Oaxaca city runs slow in both directions. Source ↗

Still on: Humpbacks offshore (1 Dec – 31 Mar (usually))

Busy — Semana Santa

• Season

  South swell season

  15 Apr – 15 Oct · usuallySurf seasonRisk

  The southern-hemisphere swells arrive from April and Zicatela turns into the heavy beachbreak it is known for, which is not a beginner's wave in those months. Carrizalillo and La Punta stay manageable.

Still on: Semana Santa (20 Mar – 20 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Hazard

  Pacific hurricane season

  15 May – 30 Nov

  The eastern Pacific season opens in mid-May and runs to the end of November. Storms here tend to graze the coast rather than land on it, but the town has taken direct hits in September and October. Source ↗

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Rainy season

  1 Jun – 15 OctMonsoon

  Storms mostly at night and in the late afternoon, and green hills behind the town for the only months of the year. Rooms are half price and half the surf schools shut.

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)), Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Olive ridley arribadas

  1 Jul – 15 Dec · usuallyTurtle nesting

  Thousands of olive ridleys come ashore together at Escobilla, an hour east, several times a season. Nobody can tell you the night in advance; it follows the moon and the swell. Source ↗

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)), Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov), Rainy season (1 Jun – 15 Oct)

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)), Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov), Rainy season (1 Jun – 15 Oct), Olive ridley arribadas (1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)), Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov), Rainy season (1 Jun – 15 Oct), Olive ridley arribadas (1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: South swell season (15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)), Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov), Rainy season (1 Jun – 15 Oct), Olive ridley arribadas (1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually))

Busy — Fiestas de Noviembre

• Festival

  Fiestas de Noviembre

  1–30 NovMajor festivalCrowded

  A month of surf contests, regional dance and food nights that the town runs for itself as much as for visitors. The international surf events are the part that fills the hotels. Source ↗

Still on: Pacific hurricane season (15 May – 30 Nov), Olive ridley arribadas (1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Nature

  Humpbacks offshore

  1 Dec – 31 Mar · usuallyWhale season

  Humpbacks pass down the Oaxacan coast through the winter and the small boats out of Puerto Angelito find them most mornings. Dolphins and turtles are the year-round part of the same trip.

Still on: Olive ridley arribadas (1 Jul – 15 Dec (usually))