Season guide · Mexico City · Mexico
Mexico City in autumn
September–November: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
Independence celebrations in September, rains easing in October and the Day of the Dead in early November, the busiest time of the year. Expect highs up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 8°C (46°F), with about 31 rainy days across September–November. October–November are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- September–November
- Temperatures
- 8°C (46°F) to 23°C (73°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 31
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in autumn
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 23°C (73°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18 | 12.2 h | 3/5 |
| October | 23°C (73°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9 | 11.7 h | 4/5 |
| November | 22°C (72°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4 | 11.2 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 23°C (73°F) against a yearly 24°C (75°F), and 31 of the year's roughly 118 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in autumn
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- September: El Grito independence celebration in the Zócalo (night of 15 September)
- September: Independence Day military parade (16 September)
- October: Day of the Dead parade along Paseo de la Reforma (usually late October or early November)
- October: Mexico City Grand Prix (usually late October or early November)
- November: Día de Muertos altars and celebrations (1–2 November)
- November: Revolution Day (third Monday of November)
Good choices for autumn
Museum · Polanco
Museo Soumaya
Carlos Slim's free museum in Plaza Carso is housed in a curving building covered in about 16,000 hexagonal aluminium tiles.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Architecture · Buenavista
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Climb to the upper walkways for the best view along the hanging stacks.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Market · Centro Histórico
Mercado de San Juan
This downtown market supplies the city's chefs with exotic fruit, cheeses, game meats and pre-Hispanic delicacies such as chapulines (grasshoppers) and escamoles (ant larvae).
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Food
- Off the beaten path
- Rainy day
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Historic site · Centro Histórico
Templo Mayor
Visit the museum after the ruins; its scale models help make sense of the layers you have just walked over.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Iconic
- Rainy day
Architecture · Centro Histórico
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The white-marble Palacio de Bellas Artes, finished in 1934 with an Art Nouveau exterior and an Art Deco interior, is Mexico's leading arts venue.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Architecture
- Iconic
- Rainy day
Day trips in autumn
- Tepoztlán (About 1 hour 15 minutes by bus) — A small town in a valley of jagged cliffs, Tepoztlán has a weekend crafts and food market, ice-cream shops and, when the trail is open, a steep climb of about an hour to the Tepozteco temple on a clifftop.
- Taxco (About 2.5–3 hours by bus) — A hillside colonial town of white houses and red-tiled roofs, famous for its silver workshops, with the baroque Santa Prisca church at its centre and a cable car up to a hilltop viewpoint.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is autumn a good time to visit Mexico City?
Yes: October–November are among the best months. Independence celebrations in September, rains easing in October and the Day of the Dead in early November, the busiest time of the year.
+What is the weather like in Mexico City in autumn?
Highs of up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 8°C (46°F), with about 31 rainy days over the season.