When to go · Mitla
Mitla in October
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) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Low
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Low
- 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 October?
No other month rates higher than October for Mitla in this guide.
Weather in October
- MitlaHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 8 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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mitla, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Oct: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 8
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 0
October: 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