Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with December and January close behind. Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo averages about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,154
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 1,136 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is March, then December and January. The dullest month is June (70/100, 182 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo?
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. March (97/100) is noticeably better than June (70). It ranks #30 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 1,136 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 9 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 13 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 1 mm | 12 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 33 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 182 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 173 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 252 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 289 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 140 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 32 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 6 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo by month
The sea off Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in April at 26°C / 79°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
- Acapulco Mexico · 204 km · best in Dec · 3,241 h sun/yr
- Morelia Mexico · 254 km · best in Jan · 3,088 h sun/yr
- Toluca Mexico · 278 km · best in Feb · 2,945 h sun/yr
- Mexico City Mexico · 324 km · best in Jan · 2,945 h sun/yr
- Querétaro Mexico · 361 km · best in Dec · 3,313 h sun/yr
- Puebla Mexico · 369 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Uruapan Mexico · 209 km · 3,095 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Colima Mexico · 291 km · 3,149 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo compares month by month: Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo vs Toluca · Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo vs Morelia · Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo vs Acapulco · all comparisons
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