Best time to visit San Antonio
United States · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in San Antonio
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- JanJSan Antonio in January: good
- FebFSan Antonio in February: sweet spot
- MarMSan Antonio in March: sweet spot
- AprASan Antonio in April: sweet spot
- MayMSan Antonio in May: good
- JunJSan Antonio in June: avoid
- JulJSan Antonio in July: avoid
- AugASan Antonio in August: avoid
- SepSSan Antonio in September: ok
- OctOSan Antonio in October: sweet spot
- NovNSan Antonio in November: good
- DecDSan Antonio in December: good
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in San Antonio
- The Alamo Considered to be hallowed ground and the Shrine of Texas Liberty…
- River Walk The River Walk area, one level below the street level of San Antonio…
- Tower of the Americas The tallest structure in San Antonio and one that you can personally experience by…
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas Home to several thrill rides and exciting shows…
- SeaWorld San Antonio A marine life theme park which is home to the world-famous Shamu the killer whale.
- Morgan's Wonderland A non-profit theme park in San Antonio, Texas for guests of all ages and abilities
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Four Spanish frontier missions…
Tours and tickets in San Antonio
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (San Antonio), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° | 6d | 62% | 7.3h | good | 18C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 20° | 6d | 68% | 6.9h | sweet spot | 20C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 25° | 6d | 63% | 8.2h | sweet spot | 25C max, 6 rainy days |
| Apr | 28° | 7d | 66% | 8.9h | sweet spot | 28C max, 7 rainy days |
| May | 31° | 9d | 72% | 10.0h | good | 31C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 34° | 5d | 68% | 11.6h | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| Jul | 35° | 5d | 64% | 11.7h | avoid | extreme heat: 19 days over 35C |
| Aug | 36° | 3d | 60% | 11.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 23 days over 35C |
| Sep | 33° | 4d | 64% | 10.3h | ok | 33C max, 4 rainy days |
| Oct | 28° | 5d | 62% | 9.2h | sweet spot | 28C max, 5 rainy days |
| Nov | 22° | 6d | 68% | 7.3h | good | 22C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 19° | 6d | 67% | 6.9h | good | 19C max, 6 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the River Walk, 12 km from the airport (SAT): 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
Then and now
San Antonio's December days now average 19.5°C, 2.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 5 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 16.3° | 18.4° | 22.7° | 27.0° | 29.5° | 32.1° | 33.8° | 34.9° | 31.6° | 26.6° | 21.9° | 16.8° |
| 2017–26 | 17.5° | 20.1° | 25.2° | 27.6° | 30.8° | 34.1° | 35.3° | 36.1° | 33.0° | 28.4° | 22.3° | 19.5° |
| Change | +1.3° | +1.7° | +2.5° | +0.6° | +1.3° | +2.0° | +1.5° | +1.3° | +1.4° | +1.9° | +0.3° | +2.6° |
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 San Antonio is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Mexico City
- from Chicago
- from Miami
- from Los Angeles
- from Toronto
- from San Francisco
- from New York
- from Boston
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to San Antonio, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 120 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the United states dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. Everything for United States: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, though a few small places take cash only. Keep some $1 and $5 notes for tips; Venmo and PayPal are for locals.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Expected: 15–20% in sit-down restaurants (18–20% is standard in New York) and 10–20% for taxi, Uber and Lyft drivers. Large groups may find it already on the bill.
Getting around San Antonio
- Apps — Rides: Lyft, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Text messages (SMS), WhatsApp. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and some other cities you can also book a driverless Waymo in its own app.
San Antonio's bus system, the VIA Metropolitan Transit, runs the downtown trolley service (actually a bus) for a small fare. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on San Antonio, 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.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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San Antonio in pictures
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What San Antonio is like
San Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza (park at any of the pay lots in the area). Daily 9AM-5:30PM, closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Fiesta!!!. Fiesta is a yearly event held in San Antonio in late April. Fiesta is a 10-day, city-wide, fun-filled, multi-cultural celebration. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT IATA). Serves over 30 national and international destinations with non-stop service and many more with one-stop direct service. For destinations, check with individual airlines. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- By American standards, San Antonio is safe for its size; despite a rather high poverty rate and the racial tensions that flared up around the country since 2017… More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on San Antonio, 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 San Antonio
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Nearby
- Guadalajara Mexico · 1,088 km
- Mexico City Mexico · 1,112 km
- Belize Belize · 1,667 km
- The Cayman Islands Cayman Islands · 2,059 km
Kind of place
San Antonio is in United States, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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