Rainy season

Mexico: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from June to September, the dry season from November to May. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: November – April.

Precipitation by destination

Acapulco de Juárez
Rainy: from June to October
1. 11
2. 4
3. 5
4. 1
5. 38
6. 262
7. 236
8. 287
9. 383
10. 216
11. 41
12. 9
Cabo San Lucas
Rainy: from August to September
1. 6
2. 7
3. 2
4. 0
5. 1
6. 9
7. 37
8. 103
9. 162
10. 26
11. 11
12. 7
Cancún
Rainy: from June to October
1. 50
2. 37
3. 27
4. 34
5. 80
6. 168
7. 110
8. 149
9. 193
10. 181
11. 83
12. 55
Chichen Itza
Rainy: from June to September
1. 22
2. 16
3. 13
4. 25
5. 54
6. 124
7. 83
8. 102
9. 134
10. 94
11. 38
12. 22
Culiacán
Rainy: from July to September
1. 9
2. 14
3. 2
4. 2
5. 1
6. 23
7. 129
8. 176
9. 164
10. 48
11. 28
12. 11
Ensenada
No pronounced rainy season
1. 51
2. 66
3. 47
4. 20
5. 9
6. 1
7. 1
8. 3
9. 4
10. 13
11. 25
12. 48
Guadalajara
Rainy: from June to September
1. 10
2. 13
3. 7
4. 4
5. 13
6. 130
7. 223
8. 199
9. 174
10. 60
11. 13
12. 9
Guanajuato
Rainy: from June to September
1. 8
2. 12
3. 13
4. 13
5. 45
6. 136
7. 155
8. 143
9. 132
10. 47
11. 12
12. 7
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Rainy: from June to September
1. 7
2. 8
3. 17
4. 35
5. 86
6. 176
7. 145
8. 159
9. 200
10. 77
11. 18
12. 6
Isla Mujeres
Rainy: from June to October
1. 50
2. 37
3. 27
4. 34
5. 80
6. 168
7. 110
8. 149
9. 193
10. 181
11. 83
12. 55
La Paz, Mexico
No pronounced rainy season
1. 7
2. 6
3. 1
4. 0
5. 1
6. 3
7. 10
8. 35
9. 87
10. 16
11. 9
12. 8
Mazatlán
Rainy: from July to September
1. 8
2. 14
3. 3
4. 1
5. 1
6. 38
7. 159
8. 218
9. 202
10. 67
11. 23
12. 8
Mérida
Rainy: from June to September
1. 20
2. 15
3. 12
4. 21
5. 48
6. 122
7. 82
8. 99
9. 130
10. 85
11. 33
12. 19
Mexicali
No pronounced rainy season
1. 8
2. 10
3. 6
4. 2
5. 1
6. 1
7. 5
8. 9
9. 10
10. 5
11. 5
12. 8
Mexico City
No pronounced rainy season
1. 6
2. 6
3. 7
4. 15
5. 23
6. 84
7. 87
8. 94
9. 98
10. 43
11. 9
12. 5
Monterrey
Rainy: in September
1. 29
2. 29
3. 44
4. 43
5. 49
6. 41
7. 46
8. 27
9. 113
10. 62
11. 40
12. 29
Oaxaca de Juárez
Rainy: from June to September
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 9
5. 40
6. 164
7. 109
8. 127
9. 193
10. 83
11. 11
12. 1
Playa del Carmen
Rainy: from June to October
1. 39
2. 29
3. 28
4. 35
5. 81
6. 171
7. 109
8. 137
9. 180
10. 167
11. 71
12. 44
Puerto Vallarta
Rainy: from June to October
1. 14
2. 22
3. 9
4. 2
5. 8
6. 182
7. 262
8. 332
9. 329
10. 155
11. 28
12. 19
San Miguel de Allende
Rainy: from June to September
1. 7
2. 11
3. 11
4. 12
5. 44
6. 116
7. 119
8. 111
9. 108
10. 38
11. 11
12. 5
Teotihuacan
No pronounced rainy season
1. 6
2. 6
3. 7
4. 15
5. 23
6. 84
7. 87
8. 94
9. 98
10. 43
11. 9
12. 5
Tijuana
No pronounced rainy season
1. 53
2. 72
3. 49
4. 24
5. 12
6. 2
7. 2
8. 3
9. 6
10. 15
11. 29
12. 50
Tulum
Rainy: from June to October
1. 46
2. 28
3. 27
4. 30
5. 83
6. 188
7. 94
8. 124
9. 168
10. 184
11. 85
12. 53
Veracruz
Rainy: from June to October
1. 20
2. 14
3. 17
4. 22
5. 44
6. 202
7. 210
8. 190
9. 218
10. 127
11. 52
12. 25
Zihuatanejo
Rainy: from June to October
1. 7
2. 5
3. 6
4. 0
5. 24
6. 229
7. 192
8. 254
9. 351
10. 233
11. 34
12. 7

Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.

Mexico: rainy season, quick answers

Mexico: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from June to September. On average, 161 mm fall in September, the wettest month.

Mexico: when is the dry season?

The driest months are November – May, with 16 mm on average in March.

Mexico: when is the best time to avoid the rain?

November – April: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.

Mexico: weather & best time to visit Rainy season: when is the dry season?

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences