Season guide · Guadalajara · Mexico
Guadalajara in the festival season
October: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Adrián Cerón, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Drier days, the month-long Fiestas de Octubre and the Zapopan pilgrimage on 12 October. Expect highs up to 27°C (81°F) and lows around 14°C (57°F), with about 6 rainy days across October. October is among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- October
- Temperatures
- 14°C (57°F) to 27°C (81°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 6
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in the festival season
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 27°C (81°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6 | 11.6 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 27°C (81°F) against a yearly 28°C (82°F), and 6 of the year's roughly 86 rainy days fall in these 1 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in the festival season
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- October: Fiestas de Octubre — month-long fair (October)
- October: Romería de Zapopan — pilgrimage of the Virgin of Zapopan (12 October)
Make the most of the weather
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Zoo · Huentitán
Guadalajara Zoo
Use the Mi Macro Calzada bus up Calzada Independencia to get there, and arrive in the morning before the midday heat.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Outdoors
- Nature
Park · Providencia
Bosque Los Colomos
A large urban forest of eucalyptus and pine on the border of Guadalajara and Zapopan, with running trails, a Japanese garden, a cultural centre and the turreted El Castillo, a former waterworks building.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Outdoors
- Kids
- Nature
Landmark · Centro Histórico
Plaza Tapatía
Walk it from the cathedral end towards Cabañas in the late afternoon, when families and street performers fill the plaza.
- Time needed
- 30–45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Outdoors
- Kids
Nature · Huentitán
Barranca de Huentitán
On the city's northern edge, a deep canyon falls away to the Río Santiago, and a steep cobbled trail drops roughly 600 metres from the Mirador Independencia viewpoint to the river.
- Time needed
- 3–4 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Active
- Views
- Outdoors
- Nature
- Free
Day trips in the festival season
- Tapalpa (About 2–2.5 hours by road) — A mountain Pueblo Mágico at around 2,000 metres with whitewashed adobe houses, red-tile roofs and pine forests.
- Tonalá (About 30 minutes by road) — Beyond the twice-weekly street market, Tonalá's family workshops make burnished, painted and glazed pottery in long-established styles; the Museo Nacional de la Cerámica has examples from across Mexico.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is the festival season a good time to visit Guadalajara?
Yes: October is among the best months. Drier days, the month-long Fiestas de Octubre and the Zapopan pilgrimage on 12 October.
+What is the weather like in Guadalajara in the festival season?
Highs of up to 27°C (81°F) and lows around 14°C (57°F), with about 6 rainy days over the season.