Cabo San Lucas: weather and best time to visit
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 31°C; the coolest month is January at around 25°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Cabo San Lucas
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Cabo San Lucas climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° | 18° | 23° | 1 | 10 | 88 | 97 | 86 |
| Feb | 25° | 18° | 22° | 1 | 11 | 86 | 98 | 86 |
| Mar | 26° | 18° | 22° | 0 | 11 | 86 | 98 | 84 |
| Apr | 27° | 20° | 21° | 0 | 12 | 87 | 95 | 79 |
| May | 28° | 21° | 22° | 0 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 74 |
| Jun | 29° | 23° | 23° | 1 | 13 | 93 | 85 | 69 |
| Jul | 31° | 26° | 26° | 3 | 13 | 94 | 73 | 57 |
| Aug | 31° | 27° | 28° | 9 | 12 | 87 | 61 | 45 |
| Sep | 31° | 26° | 29° | 10 | 11 | 86 | 61 | 45 |
| Oct | 31° | 25° | 29° | 3 | 11 | 95 | 76 | 60 |
| Nov | 28° | 22° | 27° | 2 | 10 | 98 | 87 | 71 |
| Dec | 26° | 19° | 25° | 1 | 10 | 96 | 98 | 84 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Cabo San Lucas in January
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 18°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Cabo San Lucas in February
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Cabo San Lucas in March
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Cabo San Lucas in April
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 20°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Cabo San Lucas in May
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Cabo San Lucas in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 23°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Cabo San Lucas in July
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Cabo San Lucas in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 27°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 9 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Cabo San Lucas in September
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 10 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Cabo San Lucas in October
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Cabo San Lucas in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Cabo San Lucas in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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