Best Time to Visit
Copper Canyon

Expect 7°C (44°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.

At just 15 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight.

On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Copper Canyon at 8.5/10 (9th of 12), just behind April at 9.8/10.

Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.

Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.

March averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.

Rain is a non-issue at 11 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 hours of daylight to work with.

A 9.2/10 puts this among the year's best months in Copper Canyon (6th of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.8/10.

Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.

Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.

Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.

At just 1 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.7 hours of daylight.

On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Copper Canyon at 9.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.

Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.

Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.

May averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.

Rain is a non-issue at 10 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.4 hours of daylight to work with.

A 9.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Copper Canyon (3rd of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.8/10.

Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.

Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.

Trail conditions at 21°C (70°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in June; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.

With around 45 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.7 hours of daylight fill the rest.

On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Copper Canyon at 9.8/10 (2nd of 12), just behind April at 9.8/10.

Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.

Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.

Trail conditions at 21°C (69°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in July; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.

128 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.

On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Copper Canyon at 8.7/10 (7th of 12), just behind April at 9.8/10.

Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.

Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.

September averages 19°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.

Rainfall runs 61 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.2 hours of daylight.

A 9.3/10 puts this among the year's best months in Copper Canyon (5th of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.8/10.

Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.

Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.

Temperatures hover around 15°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.

With around 24 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.

On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Copper Canyon at 9.7/10 (4th of 12), just behind April at 9.8/10.

Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate.

Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.

Expect 10°C (50°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.

At just 5 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight.

On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Copper Canyon at 8.7/10 (8th of 12), just behind April at 9.8/10.

Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.

Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.