Best time to visit Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: March, January, February.

Best · March & January

About Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas, also known simply as Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694. Cabo San Lucas and the neighboring San José del Cabo are collectively known as Los Cabos.

— condensed from Wikipedia

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Best months to visit

March

Best time
27.3°C / 18.5°C 1 rain days

warm, dry

  • very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

January

Best time
25.5°C / 17.1°C 2 rain days

warm, dry

  • comfortable temperatures (avg high 25.5°C / 78°F)
  • very low rainfall (only 2 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

February

Best time
25.9°C / 17.3°C 2 rain days

warm, dry

  • comfortable temperatures (avg high 25.9°C / 79°F)
  • very low rainfall (only 2 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

December

Best time
26.3°C / 18.4°C 3 rain days

warm, dry

  • comfortable temperatures (avg high 26.3°C / 79°F)
  • very low rainfall (only 3 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

April

Best time
28.5°C / 19.9°C 0 rain days

hot, dry

  • very low rainfall (only 0 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

May

Best time
29.5°C / 21.3°C 1 rain days

hot, dry

  • very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather

November

Best time
28.9°C / 21.5°C 3 rain days

hot, dry

  • very low rainfall (only 3 rain days)
  • outside peak hazard season
  • warm evenings without humidity overload
  • ideal beach weather
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OK — shoulder months

Months to skip

September

Skip
31.1°C / 26°C 16 rain days ⚠ peak season

hot, very wet

  • very hot (31.1°C)
  • heavy rain expected (16 days)
  • peak hurricane season

August

Skip
32°C / 26.7°C 16 rain days ⚠ peak season

hot, very wet

  • very hot (32°C)
  • heavy rain expected (16 days)
  • peak hurricane season

How we ranked these

Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.

🇪🇸 Spanish survival phrases

The 16 phrases that will earn you smiles, food, and help when you need it. English-speaking travellers — start with the first 4 and add the rest as needed.

Hello
Hola
OH-lah
Thank you
Gracias
GRAH-syas
Please
Por favor
por fah-VOR
Yes / No
Sí / No
see / no
Excuse me
Perdón
pair-DOHN
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
AH-blas een-GLAYS
I don't understand
No entiendo
no en-TYEN-doh
How much?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
KWAN-toh KWES-tah
The bill, please
La cuenta, por favor
lah KWEN-tah, por fah-VOR
Water
Agua
AH-gwah
Where is…?
¿Dónde está…?
DOHN-day es-TAH
Bathroom
Baño
BAH-nyo
Help!
¡Ayuda!
ah-YOO-dah
Call the police
Llame a la policía
YAH-meh ah lah po-lee-SEE-ah
I need a doctor
Necesito un médico
neh-seh-SEE-toh oon MEH-dee-koh
I'm allergic to…
Soy alérgico a…
soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh ah

Pronunciations are rough English approximations — they'll get you understood, even if your tones aren't perfect.

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