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Where to go in Mexico in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in Mexico where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Winter in the north: December to February

7 of the 9 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 4 of them in each of the three.

  1. Mexico City Mexico December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–25°C
  2. Puebla Mexico December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–24°C
  3. Cabo San Lucas Mexico December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  4. Oaxaca Mexico December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–28°C
  5. Playa del Carmen Mexico December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  6. Mérida Mexico December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–31°C
  7. Cozumel Mexico December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–28°C

Fewer than two good months

Winter in the south: June to August

7 of the 9 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Cancún Mexico June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  2. Cabo San Lucas Mexico June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31–33°C
  3. Cozumel Mexico June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  4. Playa del Carmen Mexico June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  5. Tulum Mexico June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  6. Oaxaca Mexico June: goodJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26°C
  7. Puebla Mexico June: goodJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 23–24°C

Fewer than two good months

Mexico, season by season

Winter elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank