Oaxaca City

Mexico

Mexico’s culinary heart beats deeply in these colorful streets fueled by mezcal and mole.

Warmest month is April at 31°C on average. Coolest is January at 26°C. Driest reading falls in February with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

  • $46 (~$2.50)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • $60 (~$3.25)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    12h from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 3,418 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against travel to several northern and Pacific-coast states; check the state list. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January26°±3°1
February28°±3°0
March30°±3°3
April31°±3°4
May31°±3°8
June28°±4°19
July28°±3°14
August27°±3°17
September26°±3°20
October26°±3°10
November27°±3°2
December26°±3°1

What to do

  • Taste seven distinct moles at Mercado 20 de Noviembre
  • Explore the mountaintop Monte Alban ruins
  • Tour a traditional rural mezcal palenque
  • Marvel at the gold inside Templo de Santo Domingo

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.