San José del Cabo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit San José del Cabo is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and May close behind. San José del Cabo averages about 3,362 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,362
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 262 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 136k
- Elevation
- 106 m
When is the best time to visit San José del Cabo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit San José del Cabo is March, then April and May. The dullest month is September (81/100, 99 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is San José del Cabo?
San José del Cabo is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,362 hours of sunshine a year. March (99/100) is noticeably better than September (81). It ranks #22 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 71% of the year's 262 mm falls in the three months around September.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 9 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 11 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 3 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| April | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 | 23° / 73°F |
| May | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 19 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 60 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 99 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 18 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 11 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in San José del Cabo by month
The sea off San José del Cabo is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February at 23°C / 73°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
- La Paz Mexico · 121 km · best in Mar · 3,353 h sun/yr
- Los Mochis Mexico · 289 km · best in Mar · 3,511 h sun/yr
- Culiacán Mexico · 290 km · best in Mar · 3,419 h sun/yr
- Mazatlàn Mexico · 353 km · best in Mar · 3,372 h sun/yr
- Ciudad Obregón Mexico · 472 km · best in Apr · 3,623 h sun/yr
- Puerto Vallarta Mexico · 536 km · best in Jan · 3,082 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cabo San Lucas Mexico · 32 km · 3,445 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Ciudad Constitución Mexico · 286 km · 3,727 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How San José del Cabo compares month by month: San José del Cabo vs Culiacán · San José del Cabo vs Los Mochis · San José del Cabo vs La Paz · all comparisons
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