Mexico City · Month comparison
February vs November
November ranks #1 overall vs February at #3. The finest month — Día de Muertos on the 1st and 2nd combines perfect dry-season weather with Mexico's most profound cultural ceremony.
February
#3 of 12 months
Best match
The driest month of the year — clear skies, perfect temperatures, and low crowds.
- ↑Lowest rainfall of the year: just 6mm across February — essentially zero rain risk for any planned outdoor activity
- ↑23°C afternoons ideal for Chapultepec Park, the Roma–Condesa walking circuit, and outdoor markets without the weight of summer humidity
November
#1 of 12 months
Best match
The finest month — Día de Muertos on the 1st and 2nd combines perfect dry-season weather with Mexico's most profound cultural ceremony.
- ↑Día de Muertos (1–2 November): Mexico's most important cultural ceremony — the cemetery vigils in Mixquic, Xochimilco's canal processions, and the ofrenda altars throughout the city constitute one of the most moving collective experiences available to any traveller anywhere in the world
- ↑Dry season restored: 13mm of rain across the month, 7.3 hours of sunshine, and clear mountain views returning — the best photography conditions since April
| Factor | February | November |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 9 | 9 |
| Value score | 7 | 5 |
| Crowd score | 7 | 4 |
| Events score | 5 | 10 |
| Atmosphere | 8 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 23°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 6mm | 13mm |
| Daily sunshine | 8.2hrs | 7.3hrs |
February trade-offs
- ↓6°C nights still cold: evenings outdoors require layers, and the terrace restaurant scene is limited until March warms things up
- ↓Dry wind from the valley can make the air uncomfortably dusty on some days, particularly around the lake-bed districts
- ↓No major events of note — February is one of the quietest cultural months before the spring festival calendar kicks in
November trade-offs
- ↓Día de Muertos weekend (1–2 November) brings the largest international tourist influx of the year: accommodation books out months ahead and hotel rates spike to their annual peak
- ↓The Mixquic cemetery vigil requires arriving early and staying late — it is deeply respectful and non-commercial, but it is also extremely crowded and requires transport planning
- ↓8°C overnight lows from mid-November: the full dry-season return also brings cold nights — pack accordingly for the cemetery vigil
Scores compare months within Mexico City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →