Oaxaca weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · highland city · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Oaxaca is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with February and December close behind. Oaxaca averages about 2,891 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,891

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

978 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

531k

Elevation

1,515 m

When is the best time to visit Oaxaca?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Oaxaca is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (69/100, 198 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Oaxaca?

Oaxaca gets a lot of sun: around 2,891 hours a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than June (69). It ranks #43 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 August, carries about 53% of the annual 978 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Puerto Escondido Mexico · 131 km · best in Nov · 3,127 h sun/yr
• Huatulco Mexico · 145 km · best in Dec · 3,029 h sun/yr
• Veracruz Mexico · 245 km · best in Feb · 2,329 h sun/yr
• Puebla Mexico · 297 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
• Acapulco Mexico · 323 km · best in Dec · 3,241 h sun/yr
• Mexico City Mexico · 367 km · best in Jan · 2,945 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ixtepec Mexico · 184 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Coatzacoalcos Mexico · 258 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Oaxaca compares month by month: Oaxaca vs Veracruz · Oaxaca vs Puerto Escondido · Oaxaca vs Huatulco · all comparisons