Querétaro weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · highland city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Querétaro is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with January and February close behind. Querétaro averages about 3,313 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,313
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 620 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 1.6M
- Elevation
- 1,908 m

When is the best time to visit Querétaro?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Querétaro is December, then January and February. The dullest month is July (76/100, 127 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Querétaro?
Querétaro is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,313 hours of sunshine a year. December (98/100) is noticeably better than July (76). It ranks #25 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 57% of the annual 620 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 10 mm | 8 |
| February | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 15 mm | 10 |
| March | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 9° / 48°F | 15 mm | 12 |
| April | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 12° / 54°F | 15 mm | 13 |
| May | 91 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 40 mm | 12 |
| June | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 105 mm | 11 |
| July | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 127 mm | 11 |
| August | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 111 mm | 11 |
| September | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 115 mm | 10 |
| October | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 47 mm | 9 |
| November | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 15 mm | 8 |
| December | 98 | 22° / 72°F | 7° / 45°F | 5 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Morelia Mexico · 122 km · best in Jan · 3,088 h sun/yr
- Guanajuato Mexico · 141 km · best in Apr · 3,389 h sun/yr
- Toluca Mexico · 157 km · best in Feb · 2,945 h sun/yr
- Mexico City Mexico · 176 km · best in Jan · 2,945 h sun/yr
- San Luis Potosí Mexico · 198 km · best in Dec · 3,165 h sun/yr
- Puebla Mexico · 250 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Uruapan Mexico · 236 km · 3,095 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Querétaro compares month by month: Querétaro vs Mexico City · Querétaro vs Toluca · Querétaro vs Morelia · Querétaro vs Ciudad Madero · all comparisons
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