Cuernavaca is comfortable to be outside in almost any month: it rates Good or better for about eleven and a half months of the year. For sun, aim for May; for walking, go from mid November to mid February.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go in May. It peaks in late May, at 57. Avoid mid December to January for this: it falls to 13, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in February, when the sky is typically 31% covered at midday (mostly clear).
For being outside, Cuernavaca rates Good or better for 35 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eleven and a half months in all. It is at its best in early December, at 85.
For walking, go from mid November to mid February. It peaks in late December, at 72. Avoid May for this: it falls to 25, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Cuernavaca over the whole year is 19°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cuernavaca runs from June to October, peaking in September with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; December is the driest month, at 22%. Winds in Cuernavaca are highest in March, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Cuernavaca come in February, when the sky is typically 31% covered; September is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Cuernavaca climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°C | 10°C | 19°C | 29% | 39% | 1.7 m/s | 78 | 13 | 70 |
| February | 24°C | 11°C | 21°C | 24% | 31% | 1.8 m/s | 83 | 26 | 59 |
| March | 26°C | 13°C | 23°C | 27% | 36% | 2.0 m/s | 75 | 40 | 45 |
| April | 27°C | 15°C | 25°C | 30% | 43% | 2.0 m/s | 66 | 50 | 33 |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 26°C | 40% | 52% | 1.9 m/s | 56 | 56 | 26 |
| June | 25°C | 16°C | 24°C | 53% | 72% | 1.9 m/s | 71 | 41 | 38 |
| July | 24°C | 15°C | 23°C | 55% | 74% | 1.7 m/s | 79 | 37 | 42 |
| August | 24°C | 15°C | 23°C | 58% | 75% | 1.7 m/s | 78 | 38 | 41 |
| September | 23°C | 15°C | 23°C | 60% | 76% | 1.7 m/s | 79 | 35 | 43 |
| October | 23°C | 14°C | 22°C | 47% | 65% | 1.7 m/s | 80 | 34 | 49 |
| November | 23°C | 12°C | 21°C | 40% | 44% | 1.7 m/s | 80 | 27 | 57 |
| December | 22°C | 10°C | 20°C | 22% | 38% | 1.5 m/s | 82 | 18 | 67 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cuernavaca weather by season
Year round, Cuernavaca has days of about 22°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cuernavaca weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Cuernavaca has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuernavaca weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Cuernavaca has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuernavaca weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Cuernavaca has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Cuernavaca weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Cuernavaca has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cuernavaca?
The rainy (wet) season in Cuernavaca runs from June to October, peaking in September with a 60% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to May; December is the driest month, at 22%.
What time of year is Cuernavaca windiest?
Winds in Cuernavaca are highest in March, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Cuernavaca year round?
The average temperature in Cuernavaca over the whole year is 19°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.
Where to go instead in late May, the weakest time here for walking
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.