Tapachula weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Tapachula is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with December and February close behind. Tapachula averages about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,039
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 2,569 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 354k
- Elevation
- 25 m
When is the best time to visit Tapachula?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tapachula is January, then December and February. The dullest month is April (67/100, 74 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tapachula?
Tapachula is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than April (67). It ranks #38 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 September, carries about 50% of the annual 2,569 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 28 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 74 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 307 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 430 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 343 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 401 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 474 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 405 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 82 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 11 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Tapachula by month
The sea off Tapachula is warmest in August at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°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
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 200 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico · 209 km · best in Jan · 2,674 h sun/yr
- Villahermosa Mexico · 359 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 388 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
- Huatulco Mexico · 431 km · best in Dec · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 433 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Retalhuleu Guatemala · 78 km · 2,579 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Quezaltenango Guatemala · 94 km · 2,578 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Huehuetenango Guatemala · 109 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ixtepec Mexico · 345 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Tapachula compares month by month: Tapachula vs Guatemala City · Tapachula vs Tuxtla Gutiérrez · Tapachula vs Villahermosa · all comparisons
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