Oaxaca: weather and best time to visit
Oaxaca (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in April at around 31°C; the coolest month is September at around 25°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Oaxaca
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Oaxaca climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 11° | – | 1 | 11 | 96 | 99 | 83 |
| Feb | 28° | 12° | – | 1 | 11 | 97 | 91 | 75 |
| Mar | 29° | 13° | – | 3 | 12 | 93 | 79 | 63 |
| Apr | 31° | 15° | – | 7 | 12 | 88 | 67 | 51 |
| May | 29° | 16° | – | 8 | 12 | 86 | 70 | 54 |
| Jun | 26° | 16° | – | 20 | 11 | 73 | 69 | 53 |
| Jul | 26° | 15° | – | 19 | 11 | 72 | 70 | 54 |
| Aug | 26° | 16° | – | 18 | 11 | 71 | 70 | 56 |
| Sep | 25° | 16° | – | 20 | 10 | 69 | 70 | 59 |
| Oct | 25° | 15° | – | 9 | 10 | 79 | 82 | 71 |
| Nov | 26° | 13° | – | 1 | 11 | 94 | 97 | 82 |
| Dec | 26° | 12° | – | 1 | 11 | 96 | 99 | 83 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Oaxaca in January
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 11°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Oaxaca in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Oaxaca in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Oaxaca in April
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 15°C. April is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 7 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Oaxaca in May
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Oaxaca in June
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 20 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Oaxaca in July
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Oaxaca in August
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Oaxaca in September
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 16°C. September is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 20 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Oaxaca in October
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Oaxaca in November
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Oaxaca in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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