Best time to visit Puerto Escondido

Mexico · North America

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

The year in Puerto Escondido

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

Go in Apr — 33C max, 0 rainy days. May is the next best.

Dry season: 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	31°	0d	66%	10.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	31°	0d	66%	11.0h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Mar	32°	0d	64%	11.4h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Apr	33°	0d	65%	11.9h	sweet spot	33C max, 0 rainy days
May	33°	4d	73%	11.7h	good	33C max, 4 rainy days
Jun	31°	13d	84%	9.8h	ok	31C max, 13 rainy days
Jul	32°	10d	81%	11.0h	ok	32C max, 10 rainy days
Aug	31°	10d	83%	10.0h	ok	31C max, 10 rainy days
Sep	30°	15d	86%	9.0h	ok	30C max, 15 rainy days
Oct	30°	9d	84%	9.8h	good	30C max, 9 rainy days
Nov	31°	2d	75%	10.8h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	31°	1d	69%	10.8h	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 town, above the bay: 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 May to October.

Then and now

Puerto Escondido's July days now average 31.6°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	29.3°	29.8°	29.9°	30.7°	30.2°	28.5°	28.8°	28.7°	27.9°	28.4°	28.9°	29.1°
2017–26	31.0°	31.3°	32.1°	32.5°	32.6°	30.7°	31.6°	31.3°	30.5°	29.9°	30.7°	30.9°
Change	+1.7°	+1.5°	+2.2°	+1.8°	+2.4°	+2.1°	+2.8°	+2.6°	+2.6°	+1.5°	+1.8°	+1.8°

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 Puerto Escondido 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 Puerto Escondido

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.

Frequent local buses (urbanos) ply the main roads. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Escondido, 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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Puerto Escondido in pictures

Puerto Escondido panoramio — i

abimael_de_zoritana, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Atardecer en Puerto Escondido. panoramio — i

holachetumal, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mexico PuertoEscondido Airview — i

Nimodo at de.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What Puerto Escondido is like

Puerto Escondido is a town in Oaxaca on the Oaxaca-Pacific coastline, with around 30,000 inhabitants. It's known for its big waves and excellent surfing conditions. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Watch the sunset above La Punta - walk to the southern end of La Punta beach and walk around the cliff to a small rocky beach. From here you will see a lighthouse on the left and a small rocky hill on the right. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: You can take lessons if you're a beginner – try one of the friendly surf instructors on any beach or at one of the surf shops. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM IATA) (is very close to town). More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Due to assaults and knife-point robberies, the beaches should be avoided from dusk until dawn; this especially applies to Playa Principal and Playa Bachoco. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Puerto Escondido, 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 Puerto Escondido

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Beaches

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

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