North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit Oaxaca

Early Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.8°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Oaxaca
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Season calendar

Oaxaca season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 88.1)Mid Jan: Best (season score 86.2)Late Jan: Best (season score 86.1)Early Feb: Great (season score 81.5)Mid Feb: Great (season score 76.3)Late Feb: Good (season score 70.4)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.2)Mid Mar: Good (season score 59.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 49.1)Early Apr: Fair (season score 32.7)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 31.3)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 24.5)Early May: Off-season (season score 17.7)Mid May: Off-season (season score 21.3)Late May: Avoid (season score 13.5)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 11.1)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 13.2)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 26.5)Early Jul: Fair (season score 34.6)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 40.7)Late Jul: Okay (season score 44.7)Early Aug: Okay (season score 44.1)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 41.6)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 28.0)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 20.7)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 23.9)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 22.8)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 27.6)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 41.9)Late Oct: Good (season score 59.1)Early Nov: Good (season score 67.0)Mid Nov: Great (season score 76.2)Late Nov: Great (season score 80.6)Early Dec: Best (season score 88.9)Mid Dec: Best (season score 86.6)Late Dec: Best (season score 87.4)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
JanuaryBest28.9°C0.245.6%
FebruaryGreat30.9°C0.139.5%
MarchOkay32.4°C0.340.2%
AprilFair33.9°C1.144.2%
MayOff-season33.2°C2.257.6%
JuneOff-season30.3°C4.076.1%
JulyFair29.5°C3.475.7%
AugustFair29.8°C3.074.8%
SeptemberOff-season29.0°C4.280.2%
OctoberOkay29.3°C1.966.3%
NovemberGreat29.1°C0.550.3%
DecemberBest28.8°C0.145.0%

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: OAXACA OAX.(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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