Puerto Escondido in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Puerto Escondido sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 107 mm of rain over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Puerto Escondido's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Puerto Escondido has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Escondido's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
26°C
Rainfall
107 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
6.4
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Puerto Escondido in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Puerto Escondido reaches about 29°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Puerto Escondido

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 69 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
69
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Escondido weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°40.811.28.0
Feb28° / 24°20.411.57.8
Mar29° / 25°4111.97.4
Apr29° / 26°71.812.36.7
May30° / 26°9613.112.75.0
Jun29° / 26°36323.112.93.7
Jul29° / 26°25820.912.83.9
Aug29° / 26°35924.212.53.6
Sep28° / 25°52526.412.13.4
Oct28° / 25°33321.111.64.3
Nov29° / 25°536.711.36.4
Dec28° / 24°61.611.17.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Puerto Escondido gets around 107 mm of rain over 16 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Puerto Escondido

In seasonPeak

In spring, Puerto Escondido overlaps its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puerto Escondido sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Puerto Escondido's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Puerto Escondido?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Escondido for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto Escondido in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Puerto Escondido sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Puerto Escondido in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Puerto Escondido in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Escondido peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Puerto Escondido in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puerto Escondido is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1821 µg/m³Feb 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr13Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Escondido?

Puerto Escondido sits at 15.9°N, 97.1°W, 50 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, 72 km away.

Topography around Puerto Escondido

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Escondido.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Escondido has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Puerto Escondido is covered by water (35%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
3,064 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Spring weather nearby: Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 72 km · Crucecita 100 km · Ocotlán de Morelos 112 km · Pinotepa Nacional 118 km · Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 135 km · San Antonio de la Cal 135 km · Oaxaca 138 km · Santa María Atzompa 141 km

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.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puerto Escondido (15.8628°, -97.0683°, elevation 50 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.