Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Before you go

Cost of living	cheap — prices run about 54% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Peso
Languages	Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Plugs	Type A and B, 127 V
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+52
Travel advice	avoid all but essential travel to parts — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-10-01
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

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.
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.
Getting around Mexico City — Tap a contactless bank card or phone at Metro and Metrobús gates, foreign cards included, or use the Tarjeta de Movilidad Integrada, which also covers Cablebús, Tren Ligero and city buses.
Tipping — 10-15% in restaurants, usually left in cash on the table; taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
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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Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Mexico as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.