Puerto Escondido weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Puerto Escondido is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with January and December close behind. Puerto Escondido averages about 3,127 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,127
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 996 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 68 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Escondido?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Escondido is November, then January and December. The dullest month is April (57/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Escondido?
Puerto Escondido is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,127 hours of sunshine a year. November (95/100) is noticeably better than April (57). It ranks #32 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 56% of the annual 996 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 11 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 55 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 220 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 142 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 199 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 217 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 75 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 125 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Escondido by month
The sea off Puerto Escondido 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
- Huatulco Mexico · 89 km · best in Dec · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Oaxaca Mexico · 131 km · best in Jan · 2,891 h sun/yr
- Acapulco Mexico · 301 km · best in Dec · 3,241 h sun/yr
- Veracruz Mexico · 375 km · best in Feb · 2,329 h sun/yr
- Puebla Mexico · 389 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 440 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ixtepec Mexico · 222 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Coatzacoalcos Mexico · 364 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Puerto Escondido compares month by month: Puerto Escondido vs Acapulco · Puerto Escondido vs Oaxaca · Puerto Escondido vs Huatulco · all comparisons
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