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Best Time for Oaxaca: Valleys to the Pacific

Last updated: 2026-09-20

Sweet spot: January, February, November. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Dry season on both sides of the sierra; Day of the Dead (late Oct–Nov 2) is Oaxaca at its most extraordinary.
Highland rains most afternoons; the coast stays hot and surfable.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	12.8°C	24.8°C	7 mm	11.1 h
February	13.7°C	26.7°C	5 mm	11.5 h
March	14.9°C	28.3°C	10 mm	11.9 h
April	16.8°C	29.7°C	21 mm	12.4 h
May	18.1°C	28.8°C	65 mm	12.8 h
June	18.1°C	25.8°C	215 mm	13.0 h
July	17.8°C	25.2°C	160 mm	12.9 h
August	17.8°C	25.2°C	194 mm	12.5 h
September	17.7°C	24.3°C	216 mm	12.1 h
October	16.6°C	24.3°C	116 mm	11.6 h
November	14.4°C	24.1°C	19 mm	11.2 h
December	13.3°C	24.4°C	8 mm	11.0 h

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