Oaxaca: weather and best time to visit
Oaxaca (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in April at around 30°C; the coolest month is September at around 24°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 | 25° | 11° | – | 1 | 11 | 93 | 99 | 88 |
| Feb | 27° | 11° | – | 1 | 11 | 97 | 95 | 79 |
| Mar | 29° | 13° | – | 3 | 11 | 95 | 84 | 68 |
| Apr | 30° | 15° | – | 5 | 12 | 92 | 74 | 58 |
| May | 29° | 16° | – | 9 | 11 | 85 | 71 | 55 |
| Jun | 25° | 16° | – | 17 | 10 | 71 | 70 | 56 |
| Jul | 25° | 15° | – | 14 | 11 | 71 | 71 | 60 |
| Aug | 25° | 15° | – | 15 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 58 |
| Sep | 24° | 15° | – | 18 | 9 | 68 | 70 | 62 |
| Oct | 24° | 14° | – | 9 | 10 | 78 | 82 | 74 |
| Nov | 24° | 12° | – | 2 | 10 | 90 | 96 | 87 |
| Dec | 25° | 11° | – | 1 | 11 | 93 | 99 | 88 |
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 25°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 27°C, nights near 11°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 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Oaxaca in April
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 15°C. April is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 5 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 9 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Oaxaca in June
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Oaxaca in July
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 14 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Oaxaca in August
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 15 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Oaxaca in September
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 15°C. September is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 18 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Oaxaca in October
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 14°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 24°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Oaxaca in December
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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