Tuxtla Gutiérrez weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Tuxtla Gutiérrez is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with December and November close behind. Tuxtla Gutiérrez averages about 2,674 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,674
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,443 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 604k
- Elevation
- 456 m
When is the best time to visit Tuxtla Gutiérrez?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tuxtla Gutiérrez is January, then December and November. The dullest month is April (45/100, 29 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tuxtla Gutiérrez?
Tuxtla Gutiérrez gets a lot of sun: around 2,674 hours a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate January (91) from April (45), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #55 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 August, carries about 51% of the annual 1,443 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| February | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 14 mm | 9 |
| March | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 15 mm | 10 |
| April | 45 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 29 mm | 10 |
| May | 50 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 129 mm | 9 |
| June | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 266 mm | 9 |
| July | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 202 mm | 10 |
| August | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 248 mm | 10 |
| September | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 292 mm | 9 |
| October | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 165 mm | 8 |
| November | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 40 mm | 8 |
| December | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 24 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Villahermosa Mexico · 161 km · best in Mar · 2,507 h sun/yr
- Tapachula Mexico · 209 km · best in Jan · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 266 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 346 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- Huatulco Mexico · 356 km · best in Dec · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Oaxaca Mexico · 397 km · best in Jan · 2,891 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Huehuetenango Guatemala · 213 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ixtepec Mexico · 221 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Coatzacoalcos Mexico · 238 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Quezaltenango Guatemala · 249 km · 2,578 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Tuxtla Gutiérrez compares month by month: Tuxtla Gutiérrez vs Villahermosa · Tuxtla Gutiérrez vs Tapachula · Tuxtla Gutiérrez vs Ciudad del Carmen · Tuxtla Gutiérrez vs Huatulco · all comparisons
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