Puebla weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · major city break · highland climate

The best time to visit Puebla is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with February and December close behind. Puebla averages about 3,005 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,005

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

878 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

2.2M

Elevation

2,239 m

When is the best time to visit Puebla?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Puebla is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (69/100, 160 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Puebla?

Puebla is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,005 hours of sunshine a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than June (69). It ranks #40 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 54% of the annual 878 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Mexico City Mexico · 80 km · best in Jan · 2,945 h sun/yr
• Toluca Mexico · 127 km · best in Feb · 2,945 h sun/yr
• Veracruz Mexico · 229 km · best in Feb · 2,329 h sun/yr
• Querétaro Mexico · 250 km · best in Dec · 3,313 h sun/yr
• Morelia Mexico · 289 km · best in Jan · 3,088 h sun/yr
• Oaxaca Mexico · 297 km · best in Jan · 2,891 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Poza Rica Mexico · 187 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Puebla compares month by month: Puebla vs Mexico City · Puebla vs Toluca · Puebla vs Veracruz · all comparisons