Huatulco weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Huatulco is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with November and January close behind. Huatulco averages about 3,029 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,029
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 886 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 135 m
When is the best time to visit Huatulco?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Huatulco is December, then November and January. The dullest month is April (48/100, 9 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Huatulco?
Huatulco is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,029 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate December (96) from April (48), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #39 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 60% of the annual 886 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 23° / 73°F | 9 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 53 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 51 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 215 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 139 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 176 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 183 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 92 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 10 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 3 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Huatulco by month
The sea off Huatulco is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in March at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Puerto Escondido Mexico · 89 km · best in Nov · 3,127 h sun/yr
- Oaxaca Mexico · 145 km · best in Jan · 2,891 h sun/yr
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 356 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
- Veracruz Mexico · 374 km · best in Feb · 2,329 h sun/yr
- Acapulco Mexico · 388 km · best in Dec · 3,241 h sun/yr
- Tapachula Mexico · 431 km · best in Jan · 3,039 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ixtepec Mexico · 145 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Coatzacoalcos Mexico · 315 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Huatulco compares month by month: Huatulco vs Tuxtla Gutiérrez · Huatulco vs Oaxaca · Huatulco vs Puerto Escondido · all comparisons
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