When to go · Mexico
Mexico in November
Great month. Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico
- Prices
- High
- Mexico
Verdict
Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
Weather in November
- Central highlands · Mexico City, Puebla, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuatobest weather
Dry, sunny and mild Nov–Apr with cold nights (near 5 °C in Dec–Jan); afternoon storms May–Oct, mornings usually clear. Air quality in Mexico City is worst Feb–May.
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarfine
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.
- Pacific coast · Puerto Vallarta, Oaxaca coast, Los Cabosfine
Dry Nov–May; heavy rain and hurricane risk Jun–Oct, with September the wettest. Whale season Dec–Mar.
- North and Baja · Chihuahua, Copper Canyon, Baja Californiabest weather
Desert extremes; Copper Canyon has snow some winters and is best Mar–May and Oct–Nov.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Día de Muertos big impact
31 Oct – 2 Nov
Altars and cemetery vigils; Oaxaca, Pátzcuaro and Mexico City book out months ahead.
Revolution Day
Third Monday of Nov
Long weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico
- High
- Prices · Mexico
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in November
Rated best or good this month
Central highlands
Best weather of the year (Mexico City, Puebla, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato)
North and Baja
Best weather of the year (Chihuahua, Copper Canyon, Baja California)
Dry; Day of the Dead crowds in early November.