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Best time to visit Guadalajara

The best time to visit Guadalajara is November–March, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January24.1 °C / 75 °F10 °C / 50 °F9 mm / 0.3 inbest month
February26.2 °C / 79 °F11.3 °C / 52 °F15 mm / 0.6 inbest month
March28.8 °C / 84 °F12.9 °C / 55 °F7 mm / 0.3 inbest month
April31 °C / 88 °F14.6 °C / 58 °F2 mm / 0.1 ingood month
May32.3 °C / 90 °F16.7 °C / 62 °F15 mm / 0.6 ingood month
June30.3 °C / 87 °F18.4 °C / 65 °F125 mm / 4.9 ingood month
July27.5 °C / 82 °F17.5 °C / 64 °F223 mm / 8.8 inneither best nor good
August27.4 °C / 81 °F17.5 °C / 64 °F188 mm / 7.4 inneither best nor good
September27.2 °C / 81 °F17.2 °C / 63 °F167 mm / 6.6 inneither best nor good
October27 °C / 81 °F15.3 °C / 60 °F56 mm / 2.2 ingood month
November26 °C / 79 °F12.3 °C / 54 °F15 mm / 0.6 inbest month
December24.4 °C / 76 °F10.4 °C / 51 °F11 mm / 0.4 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–March
Good
April–June, October

Guadalajara's dry, mild, sunny stretch from November through March is ideal for exploring on foot; April-May turn hot but stay dry, and the June-September rains bring heat, humidity and heavy afternoon-into-evening downpours that hurt sightseeing before October eases back toward the dry season.

Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 22.6 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 24.1 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 9 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 10 °C / 50 °F, relative humidity 49%.

    Also on: Dia de los Reyes Magos.

  • February · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 25 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.2 °C / 79 °F, wet days 1.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, relative humidity 45%.

    Also on: GDLUZ Festival.

  • March · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.7 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 7 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, wet days 1.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, average daily low 12.9 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 37%.

    Also on: Semana Santa religious processions.

    Watch out for: Semana Santa and Easter travel rush.

  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 2 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 0.8 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 14.6 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 34%.

    Against: average daily high 31 °C / 88 °F, feels like (high) 29.9 °C / 86 °F.

    Also on: Semana Santa religious processions.

    Watch out for: Semana Santa and Easter travel rush.

  • May · good

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 16.7 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 39%.

    Against: feels like (high) 32 °C / 90 °F, average daily high 32.3 °C / 90 °F.

    Also on: Corona Capital Guadalajara, Festival de Mayo.

    Watch out for: Mother's Day.

  • June · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, average daily low 18.4 °C / 65 °F, days with heavy rain 4 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.8 °C / 89 °F, wet days 17.6 days, precipitation 125 mm / 4.9 in, relative humidity 60%, average daily high 30.3 °C / 87 °F.

  • October · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 28 °C / 82 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, average daily high 27 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F.

    Against: wet days 9.1 days, relative humidity 66%, precipitation 56 mm / 2.2 in.

    Also on: Fiestas de Octubre, La Romeria de Zapopan (Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Zapopan), Tecate Coordenada.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 25.7 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 2.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 56%.

    Also on: Dia de Muertos, International Book Fair (FIL).

  • December · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.1 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 24.4 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 1.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 10.4 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 53%.

    Also on: Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, International Book Fair (FIL), Las Posadas, New Year's Eve.

    Watch out for: Christmas Eve closure, Christmas/New Year price surge, Christmas peak season, Holiday-season bureaucracy slowdown.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–February
Good
March, October

Cool, dry November-to-February days and a fair shoulder in October suit trekking best; March grows warm, April-May turn too hot to climb comfortably even though dry, and the humid, rain-soaked June-September stretch is the weakest window for hiking.

Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: precipitation 9 mm / 0.3 in, average daily high 24.1 °C / 75 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 10 °C / 50 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, feels like (high) 22.6 °C / 73 °F, daylight per day 11 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.

    Also on: Dia de los Reyes Magos.

  • February · best

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, wet days 1.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 11.5 h, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, feels like (high) 25 °C / 77 °F.

    Against: average daily high 26.2 °C / 79 °F.

    Also on: GDLUZ Festival.

  • March · good

    In its favour: precipitation 7 mm / 0.3 in, wet days 1.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 12.9 °C / 55 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, daylight per day 12 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, feels like (high) 27.7 °C / 82 °F.

    Also on: Semana Santa religious processions.

    Watch out for: Semana Santa and Easter travel rush.

  • October · good

    In its favour: days with heavy rain 1.6 days, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, daylight per day 11.7 h, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.

    Against: wet days 9.1 days, precipitation 56 mm / 2.2 in, relative humidity 66%, average daily high 27 °C / 81 °F, feels like (high) 28 °C / 82 °F.

    Also on: Fiestas de Octubre, La Romeria de Zapopan (Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Zapopan), Tecate Coordenada.

  • November · best

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, wet days 2.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, feels like (high) 25.7 °C / 78 °F.

    Against: average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F.

    Also on: Dia de Muertos, International Book Fair (FIL).

  • December · best

    In its favour: precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, wet days 1.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily high 24.4 °C / 76 °F, average daily low 10.4 °C / 51 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 23.1 °C / 74 °F, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.

    Also on: Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, International Book Fair (FIL), Las Posadas, New Year's Eve.

    Watch out for: Christmas Eve closure, Christmas/New Year price surge, Christmas peak season, Holiday-season bureaucracy slowdown.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Ski Apache, 1435 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 22.6 °C25 °C27.7 °C29.9 °C32 °C31.8 °C30.4 °C30.3 °C29.5 °C28 °C25.7 °C23.1 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.1 days0.2 days0.1 days0 days0.1 days4 days8.8 days7.3 days6.8 days1.6 days0.3 days0.3 days
Time rain usually falls 4 pm6 pm5 pm5 pm6 pm7 pm7 pm6 pm6 pm6 pm6 pm5 pm
Sunshine per day 10 h10.7 h11.7 h12 h12.2 h11.1 h10.2 h10.4 h10.3 h10.2 h10.4 h10 h
Relative humidity 49%45%37%34%39%60%74%75%74%66%56%53%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202511 µg/m³10.7 µg/m³9.1 µg/m³11.1 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³13.8 µg/m³14.2 µg/m³14 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³11.2 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³12.3 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202518.8 µg/m³17.7 µg/m³16.2 µg/m³19 µg/m³22.7 µg/m³21.5 µg/m³23 µg/m³22.7 µg/m³18.8 µg/m³18.9 µg/m³20 µg/m³20.8 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Events and seasons

What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.

Reasons to go

  • Dia de los Reyes Magos

    6 January

  • GDLUZ Festival

    13–15 February

  • Semana Santa religious processions

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Festival de Mayo

    May

  • Corona Capital Guadalajara

    May

  • Dance of the Tastoanes

    25 July

  • International Mariachi and Charrería Festival

    25 August–7 September

  • Jalisco Jazz Festival

    September

  • Independence Day celebration

    16 September

  • Fiestas de Octubre

    1–31 October

  • La Romeria de Zapopan (Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Zapopan)

    12 October

  • Tecate Coordenada

    October

  • Dia de Muertos

    1–2 November

  • International Book Fair (FIL)

    21 November–7 December

  • Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe

    12 December

  • Las Posadas

    16–24 December

  • New Year's Eve

    31 December

Worth knowing before you go

  • Semana Santa and Easter travel rush

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Mother's Day

    10 May

  • Christmas peak season

    December

  • Holiday-season bureaucracy slowdown

    12–31 December

  • Christmas/New Year price surge

    25–31 December

  • Christmas Eve closure

    24 December

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Hospicio Cabañas

    1 km away

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).