When to go · Mitla
Mitla in December
Great month. Inside Mitla's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, cooler); the town's feast days and Day of the Dead add crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Inside Mitla's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, cooler); the town's feast days and Day of the Dead add crowds.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Mitla in this guide.
Weather in December
- MitlaHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 1 day
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.
Posadas and Christmas big impact
16–24 Dec · Mexico
Family travel peak; coasts full until early January.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Dry and clear; Guadalupe pilgrims (12 Dec) and Christmas peak on the coasts.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mitla, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Dec: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 1
Jan: 1
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Inside Mitla's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, cooler); the town's feast days and Day of the Dead add crowds.
January: Inside Mitla's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, cooler); the town's feast days and Day of the Dead add crowds.
Mitla: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings