Mexico climate
World Climates covers 96 places in Mexico. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Huatulco (La Crucecita) (29 °C83 °F) and the coolest is Toluca (14 °C56 °F). The wettest is Tapachula with 2,570 mm101 in of precipitation per year, the driest San Luis Río Colorado with 84 mm3.3 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are hot semi-arid (BSh, 21 places), tropical savanna (dry winter) (Aw, 14 places), tropical savanna (dry summer) (As, 12 places) and hot desert (BWh, 10 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Mexicali (44 °C112 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Cuauhtémoc (−2 °C29 °F in January).
Across the places in Mexico, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are January, February and December (80, 83 and 78 of 96 places respectively).
Temperature and rainfall across Mexico
Annual mean temperatures in Mexico range from 14 °C56 °F to 29 °C83 °F. The typical place (the median of all 96) has a year average of 23 °C73 °F. Annual precipitation ranges from 84 mm3.3 in to 2,570 mm101 in. The median place receives about 775 mm31 in in an average year.
In 1 place of 96, the coldest month has an average low below 0 °C (32 °F). In 73 places, the warmest month has an average high above 30 °C (86 °F). 3 places get less than 250 mm (10 in) of precipitation a year, which is very dry. 3 places get more than 2,000 mm (79 in), which is very wet.
Averaged over all 96 places, June is the warmest month, with a mean of 26 °C78 °F. January is the coldest, with 17 °C62 °F. The wettest month on average is September (169 mm6.6 in). The driest is March (19 mm0.7 in). Single places can differ a lot from this average, so check the page of each city.
The table below lists the places sorted by population. The largest ones covered here are Mexico City, Tijuana and Iztapalapa. Each city page has a chart and a table for every month. It also shows the best time to visit and what to pack. The figures are 25-year averages for 2001–2025 from NASA POWER. They describe grid cells of roughly 50–70 km, not single weather stations.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Mexico?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Mexico is Huatulco (La Crucecita) at 29 °C83 °F. The coolest is Toluca at 14 °C56 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Mexico?
Tapachula gets the most precipitation, 2,570 mm101 in in an average year. The driest place is San Luis Río Colorado with 84 mm3.3 in.
How many places in Mexico does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 96 places in Mexico. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit Mexico?
It depends on the place. Across Mexico, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are January, February and December. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in Mexico
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Ecatepec de Morelos → data of Iztapalapa
- Zapopan → data of Guadalajara
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero → data of Mexico City
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl → data of Iztapalapa
- Naucalpan de Juárez → data of Mexico City
- Tlalnepantla → data of Mexico City
- Tlaquepaque → data of Guadalajara
- Coyoacán → data of Mexico City
- Tlalpan → data of Mexico City
- Cuautitlán Izcalli → data of Mexico City
- Cuauhtémoc → data of Mexico City
- Ciudad López Mateos → data of Mexico City
- Xochimilco → data of Mexico City
- Azcapotzalco → data of Mexico City
- San Nicolás de los Garza → data of Guadalupe
- Tonalá → data of Guadalajara
- Ojo de Agua → data of Iztapalapa
- Iztacalco → data of Mexico City
- Miguel Hidalgo → data of Mexico City
- Benito Juarez → data of Mexico City
- Celaya → data of Santiago de Querétaro
- Soledad de Graciano Sánchez → data of San Luis Potosí
- Ixtapaluca → data of Xico
- Ciudad Benito Juárez → data of Guadalupe
- Tláhuac → data of Iztapalapa
- Santa Catarina → data of Monterrey
- Cholula → data of Puebla
- Nicolás Romero → data of Mexico City
- Coacalco → data of Mexico City
- Chula Vista → data of Tijuana
- Laredo → data of Nuevo Laredo
- Magdalena Contreras → data of Mexico City
- Buenavista → data of Mexico City
- Jiutepec → data of Cuernavaca
- Brownsville → data of Heroica Matamoros
- Cuautitlán → data of Mexico City
- Chicoloapan → data of Xico
- Chalco → data of Xico
- Salamanca → data of Irapuato
- Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos → data of Mexico City
- San Pablo de las Salinas → data of Mexico City
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida → data of Xico
- McAllen → data of Reynosa
- San Pedro Garza García → data of Monterrey
- Huixquilucan → data of Mexico City
- Miramar → data of Tampico
- Minatitlán → data of Coatzacoalcos
- Ciudad Guzmán → data of Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez
- Yautepec → data of Cuernavaca
- Texcoco de Mora → data of Xico
- Tepexpan → data of Xico
- Rosarito → data of Tijuana
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.