When to go · San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas in March
Great month. Inside San Cristóbal de las Casas's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear mornings).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Inside San Cristóbal de las Casas's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear mornings).
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for San Cristóbal de las Casas in this guide.
Weather in March
- San Cristóbal de las CasasHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 5 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.
Semana Santa (Easter week) big impact
Mar–Apr (check) · Mexico
Mexico's biggest travel week; buses and beaches full, offices shut Thu–Fri.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Spring break crowds in Cancún and Cabo; highlands warm; jacarandas in Mexico City.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in San Cristóbal de las Casas, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Mar: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 5
Jan: 4 (better)
Crowds
Mar: High
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside San Cristóbal de las Casas's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear mornings).
January: Inside San Cristóbal de las Casas's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season, clear mornings).
San Cristóbal de las Casas: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings