Mexico weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Mexico, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: early January to early June

The average temperature in Mexico is around 15° across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Mexico City.

Hottest
Apr
25°
Coldest
Jan
Wettest
Sep
173 mm
Driest
Dec
17 mm
Annual avg
15°
year-round
Rain / yr
976 mm
141 wet days
Largest city
Mexico City
12,294k people
Cities
650
with climate data

Monthly climate (Mexico City)

Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Mexico City, Mexico's largest city.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan20° / 23 mm4.5
Feb22° / 19 mm4.2
Mar24° / 30 mm6.3
Apr25° / 49 mm8.9
May24° / 11°75 mm12.3
Jun23° / 12°151 mm17.4
Jul22° / 11°152 mm22.8
Aug22° / 11°159 mm21.9
Sep21° / 11°173 mm20.3
Oct21° / 95 mm13
Nov20° / 33 mm6.5
Dec20° / 17 mm3

Weather across Mexico

Climate varies from region to region. León de los Aldama is the warmest of these cities, averaging 20° — about 5° warmer than Mexico City, the coolest.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLeón de los AldamaSantiago de QuerétaroPueblaEcatepec de MorelosTijuanaMexico City
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Mexico City
Mexico City
15°17° (Apr)Feb
Tijuana
Baja California
17°21° (Aug)Aug
Puebla
Puebla
18°20° (Apr)Feb
Ecatepec de Morelos
Mexico
17°20° (May)Feb
Santiago de Querétaro
Queretaro
18°22° (May)Dec
León de los Aldama
Guanajuato
20°24° (May)Dec

Climate in Mexico City

Full Mexico City forecast

Mexico City is the largest city in Mexico; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.

In Mexico City, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around October 29 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 29. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 30 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 28. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFeb 25 · 82%Sep 3 · 21%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Mexico City is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeMar 11 · 7 km/hJul 8 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb7calm
Mar7calm
Apr7calm
May6calm
Jun6calm
Jul6calm
Aug6calm
Sep6calm
Oct6calm
Nov6calm
Dec6calm

Best time to visit Mexico

A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs early January to early June.

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Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Mexico City receives about 5.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.8 and 7.0 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.3 months, from around Feb 12 to Jun 23. The brightest month is April, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 4.9 kWh/m² — roughly 30% less than the April peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseApr 97.0 kWhDec 194.8 kWh

Where is Mexico?

Mexico sits around 19.4°N, 99.1°W. The marker shows Mexico City, its largest city, among 650 cities with climate data here.

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

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