Querétaro weather by month
The best time to visit Querétaro is November to January — 93/100 in January, 25°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is winter, December to February (92/100 on average).
The worst month is June at 80/100 — hot, rainy, clean air. See June →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: December to February (92/100 on average) · worst June (80/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 7°C
- Wet days
- 1
- Sun
- 9.8 h
- Humidity
- 53%
- Daylight
- 11 h
Querétaro, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Querétaro is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Querétaro through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Three Kings parade5–6 JanFestival
- February
- Constitution Day1–7 Feb (usually)Holiday
- March
- Semana Santa and Pascua29 Mar – 12 AprHoliday
- May
- Tequisquiapan cheese and wine fair7 May – 10 Jun (usually)Festival
- June
- Highland rainy season1 Jun – 30 SepSeason
- Wine harvest season15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
- September
- Fiestas Patrias14–17 SepHoliday
- November
- Feria de Querétaro20 Nov – 14 Dec (usually)Festival
Crowds in Querétaro in January
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.
BusyThree Kings parade, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Querétaro
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
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We walked along Boulevard Bernardo Quintana right around sunset and the stone arches of the Acueducto, all 74 of them stretching over a kilometer, caught the light exactly the way every blog had promised. The Mirador de los Arcos terrace gave us the single best framed view of the whole structure, and unlike most of the city's landmarks it costs nothing and needs no ticket or guide. We took a slow stroll down Calzada de los Arcos to get right underneath the arches the next morning, a completely different perspective than the wide shot from the plaza at the northern end where all the arches line up together.
Traveller notes on Querétaro
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe January as genuinely pleasant, with daytime highs commonly in the 70s-80sF and low humidity year-round thanks to the city's highland elevation (roughly a mile above sea level) - mornings and evenings turn properly cool, but posters are clear frost is essentially unheard of. The downtown Jardin Zenea area gets a festive touch over the holiday period specifically, with a large nativity scene and live music, and outdoor cafes commonly add patio heaters so evening dining stays comfortable even on a cooler night. Posters consistently rate January as one of the more comfortable, low-humidity months to explore Queretaro's colonial old town on foot.
Querétaro's forum consistently points out that the highland elevation (roughly a mile up) keeps humidity low year-round and July from feeling like the sticky Gulf Coast or Yucatán summer. Multi-day, prolonged rain is rare according to posters, even though this stretch from May through October is technically the rainy season - the more accurate picture is a daily pattern of clear mornings and a brief, heavy afternoon shower rather than a lost day. Several forum regulars specifically recommend the Central Highlands, Querétaro included, as a July escape from the more oppressive heat and humidity found at lower elevations.
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