Mexico City · Month comparison
July vs November
November ranks #1 overall vs July at #11. The finest month — Día de Muertos on the 1st and 2nd combines perfect dry-season weather with Mexico's most profound cultural ceremony.
July
#11 of 12 months
Strong option
The wettest month of the year — 157mm, but also the cheapest time to access the world's best taco scene.
- ↑Rock-bottom hotel prices: July is the cheapest month of the year for accommodation — Polanco 5-star properties at genuinely budget rates for those willing to work around the rain
- ↑Tourist-free Teotihuacán: the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon accessible with virtually no crowds — the rain-season visitors who make the trip have the site largely to themselves
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 | July | November |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 3 | 9 |
| Value score | 8 | 5 |
| Crowd score | 8 | 4 |
| Events score | 4 | 10 |
| Atmosphere | 6 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 23°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 157mm | 13mm |
| Daily sunshine | 5.5hrs | 7.3hrs |
July trade-offs
- ↓157mm of rain: the heaviest month of the year — nearly daily heavy downpours that can last several hours, not just a brief afternoon shower
- ↓Some archaeological zones close or restrict access during severe storms, and outdoor activities become genuinely difficult to plan
- ↓70% humidity: the city feels subtropical rather than highland; the pleasant dry-season climate is fully suspended
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 →