Mexico City · Month comparison
June vs November
November ranks #1 overall vs June at #10. The finest month — Día de Muertos on the 1st and 2nd combines perfect dry-season weather with Mexico's most profound cultural ceremony.
June
#10 of 12 months
Strong option
Rainy season in full swing — 121mm of rain, but the city's food and arts scene runs indoors undeterred.
- ↑Cheapest hotel rates of the year: international tourism drops in the rainy season, and some of the best hotels in Polanco and Roma Norte are available at a fraction of dry-season rates
- ↑Mexico City's world-class indoor life: the rains are irrelevant if you're in Pujol, Quintonil, or El Cardenal — the restaurant scene operates at full capacity all year
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 | June | November |
|---|---|---|
| Weather score | 4 | 9 |
| Value score | 8 | 5 |
| Crowd score | 8 | 4 |
| Events score | 4 | 10 |
| Atmosphere | 7 | 10 |
| Avg high temp | 24°C | 22°C |
| Monthly rain | 121mm | 13mm |
| Daily sunshine | 5.5hrs | 7.3hrs |
June trade-offs
- ↓121mm of rain: heavy downpours nearly every afternoon — an umbrella is not optional and outdoor plans need fallback options
- ↓Humidity at 67%: the comfortable highland spring feel is largely gone; afternoons feel tropical
- ↓Cloud cover reducing sunshine to 5.5 hours daily — photography conditions much harder than the dry season clarity
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
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