When to go · Oaxaca City
Oaxaca City in October
Great month. Inside Oaxaca City's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear, cool nights); Day of the Dead in late Oct–early Nov is the busiest week of the year.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 15°C59°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 63
- Crowds
- Low
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Low
- Mexico overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Oaxaca City
Inside Oaxaca City's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear, cool nights); Day of the Dead in late Oct–early Nov is the busiest week of the year.
Weather in October
- Oaxaca CityHighs around 29 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 63 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 59 °F, rain on about 63 days
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 · Mexico
Altars and cemetery vigils; Oaxaca, Pátzcuaro and Mexico City book out months ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- Low
- Prices · Mexico overall
- Low
Mexico overall: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast