When to go · Oaxaca City
Oaxaca City in December
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°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
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.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Oaxaca City in this guide.
Weather in December
- Oaxaca CityHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 9 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.
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 Oaxaca City, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Dec: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: 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.
January: 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.
Oaxaca City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings