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Best time to visit Cabo San Lucas

January is the best time to visit Cabo San Lucas for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 94/100
A beach holiday November sea 27 °C
The least cloud June 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 0 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 94 25 °C 1 94
2 February 93 25 °C 1 92
3 December 91 26 °C 1 98
4 March 91 26 °C 0 91
5 April 86 27 °C 0 92
6 May 80 28 °C 0 95
7 November 79 28 °C 2 99
8 June 74 29 °C 1 97
9 October 67 31 °C 3 91
10 July 65 31 °C 3 95
11 August 56 31 °C 9 78
12 September 55 31 °C 10 77

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 23 °C 25 °C 40 % 94
February 22 °C 25 °C 38 % 92
March 22 °C 26 °C 33 % 91
April 21 °C 27 °C 36 % 92
May 22 °C 28 °C 24 % 95
June 23 °C 29 °C 17 % 97
July 26 °C 31 °C 42 % 95
August 28 °C 31 °C 51 % 78
September 29 °C 31 °C 47 % 77
October 29 °C 31 °C 25 % 91
November 27 °C 28 °C 32 % 99
December 25 °C 26 °C 44 % 98

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.9 °C 8 mm 40 %
February 25.0 °C 8 mm 38 %
March 25.8 °C 1 mm 33 %
April 26.8 °C under 1 mm 36 %
May 28.0 °C under 1 mm 24 %
June 29.0 °C 7 mm 17 %
July 30.8 °C 17 mm 42 %
August 31.3 °C 62 mm 51 %
September 30.6 °C 127 mm 47 %
October 30.5 °C 24 mm 25 %
November 28.4 °C 15 mm 32 %
December 25.7 °C 10 mm 44 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.