Best time to visit Huatulco

Mexico · North America

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Huatulco

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Beach and sea Jul, Oct–May · fair Jun, Aug–Sep

Go in Apr or May — 32C max, 0 rainy days. Mar is the next best.

Dry season: Jul, Nov–May, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

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Month by month

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	30°	0d	70%	10.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	30°	0d	69%	11.0h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Mar	31°	0d	67%	11.3h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Apr	32°	0d	68%	11.9h	sweet spot	32C max, 0 rainy days
May	32°	2d	73%	11.6h	sweet spot	32C max, 2 rainy days
Jun	30°	10d	82%	10.1h	good	30C max, 10 rainy days
Jul	31°	5d	79%	11.4h	good	31C max, 5 rainy days
Aug	31°	8d	79%	10.6h	good	31C max, 8 rainy days
Sep	30°	11d	83%	9.6h	good	30C max, 11 rainy days
Oct	30°	8d	83%	10.2h	good	30C max, 8 rainy days
Nov	30°	1d	77%	10.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	30°	0d	73%	10.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the bays, by Santa Cruz and La Crucecita, 15 km from the airport (HUX): 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

Busiest from November to March; quietest from April to September.

Then and now

Huatulco's August days now average 31.1°C, 2.8°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	28.3°	28.9°	29.2°	29.9°	29.4°	28.2°	28.4°	28.3°	27.7°	28.0°	28.1°	28.3°
2017–26	30.0°	30.3°	31.2°	31.8°	31.8°	30.1°	31.0°	31.1°	30.1°	29.6°	30.0°	29.9°
Change	+1.7°	+1.4°	+2.0°	+1.9°	+2.4°	+1.9°	+2.6°	+2.8°	+2.4°	+1.5°	+1.9°	+1.7°

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 Huatulco is depends on where you set off from — the months above do 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. 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 Huatulco

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.

The Bahías de Huatulco tourist area revolves around a few town centers: La Crucecita is the biggest town center, where vacationers and local tourism workers mix freely. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Huatulco, 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.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Huatulco in pictures

BAHIA TANGOLUNDA EN HUATULCO, OAX. panoramio — i

MIGUEL GUZZI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

La Bufadora, Huatulco panoramio — i

MexBoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CRUCERO SALIENDO DE HUATULCO panoramio — i

MIGUEL GUZZI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vista de la playa La Bocana, Huatulco — i

Suwanosejima, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Santa María Huatulco, Oax., Mexico panoramio (9) — i

Tereso Hernández, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Huatulco is like

Bahías de Huatulco (pronounced Wha-TOOL-Co), is a destination resort area on Mexico's Pacific Coast in its most southern state of Oaxaca. More commonly known to outsiders as just Huatulco, the area is locally referred to as "Bahias" to distinguish it from the original, further-inland town of Santa María Huatulco. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: The "Bays of Huatulco" are the main sightseeing attraction, with daily boat trips (550-600 pesos per person for a "colectivo" boat) visiting multiple sheltered beaches… More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: The main activity here is hanging out on the beach. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Huatulco is a 10-hour drive or a 1-hour flight from Mexico City, or a 6-hour drive or very short flight from the city of Oaxaca. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: The Huatulco area seems to be very safe in terms of crime. Maybe consider inquiring locally before wandering dark parts of Crucecita at night. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Huatulco, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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Huatulco is in Mexico, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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