Weather at Mexico Beaches: Annual Averages
This page pulls together weather information for the most popular beaches in Mexico.
You can compare yearly averages for temperature, total rainfall and ocean temperature at vacation spots along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
The temperatures here are in degrees Celsius. You can also view the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
Among Mexico's major beach destinations, the hottest during the day on average is Huatulco, while the warmest nights happen at Acapulco. The lowest daytime temperatures normally occur in Mazatlan, while the coolest nights are at Cabo San Lucas.
Cancun and Cozumel on the Yucatan Peninsula get rain far more often than any of the Pacific beaches. But the total amount of annual rainfall at the Caribbean beaches is similar what falls at many places on the west coast. The driest beach of all borders the desert at Cabo San Lucas.
Temperature and Rainfall
| Temperature | Place | Total Rainfall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | Low °C | Millimetres | Days | |
| Pacific Beaches | ||||
| 30 | 18 | Cabo San Lucas | 245 | 12 |
| 28 | 21 | Mazatlan | 778 | 51 |
| 31 | 20 | Puerto Vallarta | 1392 | 71 |
| 31 | 23 | Manzanillo | 968 | 67 |
| 32 | 21 | Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo | 1165 | 61 |
| 31 | 25 | Acapulco | 1284 | 68 |
| 34 | 20 | Huatulco | 1443 | 73 |
| Caribbean Beaches | ||||
| 31 | 23 | Cancun | 1338 | 115 |
| 31 | 22 | Cozumel | 1490 | 120 |
Ocean Temperature
| Beach | °C |
|---|---|
| Pacific Beaches | |
| Cabo San Lucas | 24 |
| Mazatlan | 26 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 |
| Manzanillo | 28 |
| Zihuatanejo | 28 |
| Acapulco | 29 |
| Huatulco | 28 |
| Caribbean Beaches | |
| Cancun | 27 |
| Cozumel | 27 |
References
Comision Nacional Del Agua and World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service - Mexico.
NOAA. National Weather Service. National Hurricane Center.
NOAA. Ocean Climate Laboratory. World Ocean Atlas 2009.