North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit Mexico City

Late Jan, Mid Feb–Early Mar, Early Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Mexico City
Photo: Gobierno CDMX (CC0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Mexico City season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 83.5)Mid Jan: Great (season score 80.6)Late Jan: Best (season score 86.1)Early Feb: Great (season score 83.7)Mid Feb: Best (season score 86.1)Late Feb: Best (season score 89.7)Early Mar: Best (season score 86.6)Mid Mar: Great (season score 81.5)Late Mar: Great (season score 83.7)Early Apr: Great (season score 79.2)Mid Apr: Great (season score 74.1)Late Apr: Good (season score 68.5)Early May: Good (season score 64.9)Mid May: Good (season score 61.4)Late May: Okay (season score 53.3)Early Jun: Okay (season score 45.8)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 29.3)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 16.2)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 17.5)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 33.9)Late Jul: Fair (season score 31.6)Early Aug: Fair (season score 33.7)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 24.5)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 10.3)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 11.7)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 25.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 30.5)Early Oct: Fair (season score 38.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 54.3)Late Oct: Good (season score 67.2)Early Nov: Great (season score 76.1)Mid Nov: Great (season score 80.4)Late Nov: Great (season score 83.8)Early Dec: Best (season score 88.1)Mid Dec: Great (season score 84.3)Late Dec: Great (season score 83.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat22.9°C0.335.6%
FebruaryBest24.9°C0.231.3%
MarchGreat26.7°C0.533.1%
AprilGreat28.1°C1.240.9%
MayGood28.0°C1.952.7%
JuneFair26.3°C3.770.5%
JulyOff-season25.1°C5.075.6%
AugustOff-season25.1°C4.974.6%
SeptemberOff-season24.4°C4.075.9%
OctoberOkay24.0°C1.758.9%
NovemberGreat23.6°C0.440.2%
DecemberGreat23.1°C0.135.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MEXICO CITY(6 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.