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.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $46 (~$2.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Mexico, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $60 (~$3.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Mexico, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      12h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,418 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      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.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January26°6°C1
    February28°6°C0
    March30°6°C3
    April31°6°C4
    May31°6°C8
    June28°7°C19
    July28°5°C14
    August27°5°C17
    September26°6°C20
    October26°6°C10
    November27°6°C2
    December26°6°C1

    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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.