Best time to visit Cabo San Lucas
Mexico · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Cabo San Lucas
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- JanJCabo San Lucas in January: good, busy
- FebFCabo San Lucas in February: good, busy
- MarMCabo San Lucas in March: good
- AprACabo San Lucas in April: sweet spot
- MayMCabo San Lucas in May: sweet spot
- JunJCabo San Lucas in June: sweet spot
- JulJCabo San Lucas in July: good
- AugACabo San Lucas in August: good
- SepSCabo San Lucas in September: good
- OctOCabo San Lucas in October: sweet spot
- NovNCabo San Lucas in November: sweet spot
- DecDCabo San Lucas in December: good, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry all year: 6 or fewer rainy days in every month.
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Month by month
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 0d | 57% | 10.2h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 26° | 0d | 54% | 10.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 28° | 0d | 46% | 11.2h | good | 28C max, 0 rainy days |
| Apr | 29° | 0d | 43% | 12.2h | sweet spot | 29C max, 0 rainy days |
| May | 31° | 0d | 43% | 12.6h | sweet spot | 31C max, 0 rainy days |
| Jun | 31° | 1d | 54% | 12.7h | sweet spot | 31C max, 1 rainy day |
| Jul | 33° | 0d | 58% | 12.6h | good | 33C max, 0 rainy days |
| Aug | 33° | 3d | 68% | 11.7h | good | 33C max, 3 rainy days |
| Sep | 32° | 4d | 74% | 11.0h | good | 32C max, 4 rainy days |
| Oct | 31° | 2d | 64% | 11.0h | sweet spot | 31C max, 2 rainy days |
| Nov | 29° | 1d | 59% | 10.0h | sweet spot | 29C max, 1 rainy day |
| Dec | 27° | 0d | 60% | 9.8h | goodbusy | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; MX: Christmas Day |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the marina and Médano Beach, 35 km from the airport (SJD): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Cabo San Lucas's May days now average 30.6°C, 3.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 23.6° | 24.2° | 24.8° | 26.3° | 27.1° | 28.4° | 30.0° | 30.9° | 30.7° | 29.7° | 27.8° | 25.2° |
| 2017–26 | 25.6° | 26.0° | 27.8° | 29.2° | 30.6° | 31.3° | 33.1° | 32.9° | 31.7° | 31.3° | 29.1° | 26.6° |
| Change | +1.9° | +1.8° | +2.9° | +3.0° | +3.5° | +2.9° | +3.1° | +2.0° | +1.0° | +1.6° | +1.3° | +1.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Cabo San Lucas is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Mexico City
- from Phoenix
- from San Diego
- from San Antonio
- from Austin
- from Los Angeles
- from Las Vegas
- from Houston
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Cabo San Lucas, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 127 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Peso. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Mexico: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards are widely accepted in cities, in chains and bigger restaurants; carry pesos for markets, street food, small family-run shops and anywhere rural.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — 10-15% in restaurants, usually left in cash on the table; taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Cabo San Lucas
- Apps — Rides: DiDi, inDrive, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Ride apps are not authorised to pick up at Mexican airports; at Mexico City airport, take a fixed-fare authorised taxi from the stands inside.
Taxis are readily available and rates are negotiable. One of the best and most exciting ways to travel around Cabo is to rent a BMW motorcycle. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Cabo San Lucas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
- Hospitals near Cabo San Lucasa search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Cabo San Lucasa search on Google Maps
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (21)
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- uber.com/global/en/r/cities/mexico-city-df-mx
- web.didiglobal.com/mx/conductor/ciudades
- indrive.com/en-mx/cities/cdmx-mexico
- bento.travel/mexico/ride-hailing
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- infobip.com/blog/whatsapp-statistics
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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Cabo San Lucas in pictures
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bob n Renee, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Cabo San Lucas is like
Cabo San Lucas is a city at the southern tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Cabo is a varied destination that captures the essence of Baja Peninsula in its many resorts, hotels, golf courses, dining and amazing outdoor activities. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Filled with natural landmarks and a number of prominent monuments, the city of Cabo San Lucas has plenty of character, particularly around its coastline. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Scuba diving Is especially good in Cabo, because you can watch the sandfalls under the water. It is an amazing spectacle provided by nature. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The busiest airport in the region is just outside San Jose del Caboː San Jose del Cabo International Airport SJD IATA (Los Cabos International Airport), Carretera Transpeninsular Km. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Do not beach walk at the water's edge on the Pacific side. This area is very treacherous, and huge waves can come ashore with little to no notice. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Cabo San Lucas, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Cabo San Lucas
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- Oaxaca best Mar, Apr, May
- Playa del Carmen best Apr, May, Jul
- Puebla best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Tulum best Apr, May, Jul
Nearby
- Phoenix United States · 1,192 km
- Scottsdale United States · 1,195 km
- San Diego United States · 1,303 km
- Sedona United States · 1,343 km
Kind of place
Cabo San Lucas is in Mexico, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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