Veracruz weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇽 Mexico · coastal city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Veracruz is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with March and January close behind. Veracruz averages about 2,329 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,329
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 1,638 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 579k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Veracruz?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Veracruz is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (63/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Veracruz?
Veracruz gets a moderate 2,329 hours of sunshine a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (63). It ranks #60 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 53% of the annual 1,638 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 39 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 25 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 29 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 35 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 63 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 76 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 238 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 262 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 285 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 323 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 194 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 93 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 39 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Veracruz by month
The sea off Veracruz is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 24°C / 75°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
- Puebla Mexico · 229 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Oaxaca Mexico · 245 km · best in Jan · 2,891 h sun/yr
- Mexico City Mexico · 304 km · best in Jan · 2,945 h sun/yr
- Toluca Mexico · 355 km · best in Feb · 2,945 h sun/yr
- Huatulco Mexico · 374 km · best in Dec · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Puerto Escondido Mexico · 375 km · best in Nov · 3,127 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Coatzacoalcos Mexico · 205 km · 2,284 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Poza Rica Mexico · 210 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ixtepec Mexico · 321 km · 2,847 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Veracruz compares month by month: Veracruz vs Mexico City · Veracruz vs Puebla · Veracruz vs Oaxaca · all comparisons
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