Weekly note

Mexico in February

9 of the 9 destinations in Mexico are in season in February: 3 a sweet spot, 6 good, 0 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 3 of these 9 places: Mexico City, Puebla and Mérida.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Mexico City sweet spot 25° 1d £778 25C max, 1 rainy day
2 Puebla sweet spot 24° 1d — 24C max, 1 rainy day
3 Oaxaca goodbusy 28° 0d — busier than usual
4 Cabo San Lucas goodbusy 26° 0d — busier than usual
5 Mérida sweet spotbusy 31° 1d — busier than usual
6 Cozumel goodbusy 28° 1d — busier than usual
7 Cancún goodbusy 26° 2d — busier than usual
8 Tulum goodbusy 28° 2d — busier than usual
9 Playa del Carmen goodbusy 27° 2d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Mexico

February elsewhere

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.