Best Months To Visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Dreaming of traveling to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for your destination wedding, honeymoon, anniversary trip, or bachelor/bachelorette party?! Rich & Kitch are here to help! As frequent travelers to Los Cabos, we’ve visited every month of the year, so we’re here to share which months are best to plan your vacation to Cabo!
In Cabo, busy season is from November to April & off season is from May to October. Overall, here are the Rich & Kitch rankings for the best months to visit Los Cabos, Mexico:
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Cabo is a desert climate, so you can expect sunshine almost everyday of the year. Cabo’s reliable & consistent weather is one of the many reasons why Rich & Kitch LOVE Cabo! For reference, here is a helpful chart from Google that includes the average monthly temperatures in Los Cabos, Mexico. From our experience, San José del Cabo is slightly warmer than Cabo San Lucas because it’s not as windy. If you are on the Pacific Ocean side of Cabo, it will be slightly cooler than the Sea of Cortez side of Cabo because it is more windy along the Pacific Ocean.
Some months are better to visit Los Cabos than others, so keep reading to find out the reasons behind our rankings!
JANUARY
If you live somewhere cold & you are looking to escape to a warmer place during the winter, then visiting Cabo in January will not disappoint. January is still “wintery” for Los Cabos, but being from the Midwest, we can’t complain. The sun is not as strong during the day, but you can expect temperatures in the 70s which is perfect weather in our book. In the evenings, it can get a bit cool with temperatures in the 50s-60s. The closer you get to the end of the month, the temperatures continue to get warmer. January is a peak season month because of the New Years holiday & it is whale season. Over the years, we’ve spent the entire month of January in Cabo & our only complaint is that the sun sets around 5:30pm so there are fewer hours to enjoy the Cabo sunshine. But if that is our only complaint about winter in Cabo, then it’s really not a complaint at all! January is also a special month for us because that is the month we got engaged in Cabo. You can read all about our proposal here!
FEBRUARY
February is another amazing month to visit Los Cabos. The weather is great & you still have a good chance to see whales! If you’re thinking about a long weekend getaway for Valentine’s Day, love is in the air in Los Cabos, so this is your sign to book your trip in February! While there may be a chance for rain during any of the winter months in Cabo, your vacation won’t be completely washed out, so don’t worry. If you do have any cloudy days, you’ll be lucky to experience amazing Cabo sunrises & sunsets thanks to the clouds! And as winter comes to an end, the days continue to get longer, which means even more sunlight to enjoy during the day!
MARCH
March = Spring Break Season! If you’re looking to party, then you should travel to Los Cabos in March; you will not be disappointed. The weather is perfect, day & night, & everywhere you go will be hoppin'! The spring can get quite windy in Cabo, which is super refreshing while enjoying the hot sunny days. You still have a chance to see whales in March, too!
APRIL
April is an amazing month to visit Los Cabos, but you may encounter some spring breakers, or more families with children, depending on when Easter takes place. April marks the last month of whale season, so if you’re in Cabo in December, January, February, March, or April, make sure you partake in a sunset sail or private boat/yacht charter. You can read about some of our favorite destination wedding week excursions & events here.
These first few months of the year are some of the busiest in Los Cabos, which makes them great for a joint bachelor & bachelorette party, honeymoon, or anniversary trip. The amazing weather makes the first half of the year busy season for destination weddings, too. Be sure to make your plans for dinners, excursions, etc. as far in advance as possible during Cabo's ideal vacation months!
MAY
May is another beautiful month in Los Cabos & marks the start of the off season. Are you catching on that almost every month in Cabo is amazing?!? In May, spring break season has ended & the crowds are more calm heading into the summer months. Sunny days are plentiful in May, making it one of the best times to visit Los Cabos, Mexico.
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JUNE
June is our FAVORITE month to visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico!!! Maybe we’re partial since we got married in Cabo in June, & had our joint bachelor/bachelorette party & honeymoon in June, but all of our family & friends loved Cabo in June, too! Every June we’ve spent in Cabo, the weather has been perfecto! Temperatures are in the high 80s during the day & lows in the 70s at night. Since it’s a desert climate, it’s not humid in June, & days are filled with nothing but sunshine! June is considered an off season month in Cabo, so prices can be slightly more affordable for resorts & flights. June also has the longest day of the year, so the amount of Cabo sun you get in June is the best!!!
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JULY
Recently, we stayed in Cabo the entire month of July which was amazing. The weather during the first half of the month was nice (highs in the 80s & lows in the 70s), but the second half of the month continued to get hotter & more humid, day & night (highs in the 90s & lows in the 80s). There is a risk for rain in June & July since it’s hurricane season in the summer, but we’ve never experienced rain during these months! Cabo knows how to celebrate holidays for all of its American tourists, too. Therefore, if you want to spend the 4th of July in Cabo, you can experience amazing fireworks on Médano Beach, similar to New Year's Eve! July is another popular month for destination weddings, honeymoons, anniversary trips, & bachelor/bachelorette parties, so if you love the warm weather, you will love traveling to Cabo in July!
AUGUST
We spent the first week of August in Cabo recently & it’s crazy how each day got increasingly more hot & humid, & it rained a little bit everyday. You can expect temperatures in the 90s-100s during the day & 80s at night. In August, it starts to become too hot & humid to be outside for extended periods of time, & being outside is one of these best parts about being in Cabo, so we don’t recommend traveling to Cabo in August, even though prices for flights & resorts can be enticing.