Mexico City · Month comparison

March vs November

November ranks #1 overall vs March at #5. The finest month — Día de Muertos on the 1st and 2nd combines perfect dry-season weather with Mexico's most profound cultural ceremony.

Mexico City March — jacaranda trees lining Avenida Amsterdam in Condesa neighbourhood in full violet bloom

March

#5 of 12 months

Best match

Warm and clear — the best temperatures of the dry season before the rains begin.

  • ↑26°C peak warmth with zero rain: the most physically comfortable month of the year for walking the city — Xochimilco, Coyoacán, and the Centro Histórico at their most pleasant
  • ↑Jacaranda season beginning: by mid-to-late March the jacaranda trees throughout Condesa and the UNAM campus turn violet — one of the city's most celebrated annual visual events
Mexico City November — marigold-lined ofrenda altar with candles and photographs during Día de Muertos

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
FactorMarchNovember
Weather score
8
9
Value score
6
5
Crowd score
6
4
Events score
5
10
Atmosphere
8
10
Avg high temp26°C22°C
Monthly rain11mm13mm
Daily sunshine8.5hrs7.3hrs

March trade-offs

  • ↓Spring break bringing more domestic tourists from mid-March: Chapultepec and the main archaeological sites busier than January–February
  • ↓Hotels ticking up from January lows as spring break demand builds — advance booking now necessary for the best properties
  • ↓Pollen season: the jacaranda bloom is beautiful but affects those with allergies

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
See all 12 months for Mexico City →March in detail →November in detail →
Scores compare months within Mexico City. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →