Tijuana weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · coastal city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Tijuana is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with July and August close behind. Tijuana averages about 3,734 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,734
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 268 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 1.9M
- Elevation
- 140 m
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When is the best time to visit Tijuana?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tijuana is May, then July and August. The dullest month is December (76/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tijuana?
Tijuana is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,734 hours of sunshine a year. May (99/100) is noticeably better than December (76). It ranks #6 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 January, carries about 55% of the annual 268 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 41 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| February | 82 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 55 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 95 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 29 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 17 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 7 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 14 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 4 mm | 10 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 4 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| September | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| October | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 15 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 95 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 25 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 76 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 51 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Tijuana by month
The sea off Tijuana is warmest in July at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in December at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Diego United States · 30 km · best in Jul · 2,854 h sun/yr
- Palm Springs United States · 150 km · best in Apr · 3,777 h sun/yr
- Mexicali Mexico · 162 km · best in Mar · 3,841 h sun/yr
- Ontario United States · 178 km · best in May · 3,804 h sun/yr
- Los Angeles United States · 205 km · best in Jun · 3,009 h sun/yr
- Santa Barbara United States · 339 km · best in Jul · 3,525 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Imperial United States · 135 km · 3,841 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- San Bernardino United States · 175 km · 3,804 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Tijuana compares month by month: Tijuana vs San Diego · Tijuana vs Mexicali · Tijuana vs Palm Springs · all comparisons
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