When to go to Mexico?
If you are not tied to the European or American summer for times when you are able to travel then the best time to go is between October and April, although there are slight regional variations. The rainy season works its way up from the south beginning in May and running through until August, September and even October. This is also hurricane season along the Caribbean. Although the last couple of years have produced the devastating storms of Hurricane Mitch and lesser-known Hurricane Keith, landfall is relatively rare. Don’t be put off by the term ‘rainy season’-in most places and in most years, heavy rain falls for an hour or two a day.
August is holiday time for Mexicans and Central Americans and this can make accommodation scarce in the smaller resorts and in some of the most popular places. National and regional holidays, Semana Santa (Easter week), Day of the Dead (at the beginning of November) and the Christmas holidays can all affect room availability.
