Xalapa weather by month

Warmest month

May

26°C average high

Coolest month

January

10°C average low

Wettest month

June

137 mm of rain

Driest month

February

34 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Xalapa by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	19°C	10°C	0°C / 27°C	67 mm	79%	6 km/h
February	22°C	11°C	5°C / 29°C	34 mm	74%	6 km/h
March	24°C	13°C	5°C / 33°C	82 mm	68%	6 km/h
April	25°C	15°C	7°C / 32°C	94 mm	69%	6 km/h
May	26°C	16°C	9°C / 33°C	89 mm	74%	6 km/h
June	24°C	16°C	12°C / 34°C	137 mm	81%	5 km/h
July	24°C	14°C	9°C / 28°C	112 mm	79%	5 km/h
August	24°C	15°C	11°C / 29°C	104 mm	83%	5 km/h
September	23°C	16°C	11°C / 28°C	130 mm	88%	5 km/h
October	22°C	14°C	7°C / 27°C	119 mm	83%	6 km/h
November	21°C	12°C	3°C / 27°C	86 mm	82%	5 km/h
December	20°C	12°C	3°C / 25°C	74 mm	81%	5 km/h

Frost and snow-likely months in Xalapa

No month in Xalapa averages a night of 2°C or below. The coldest month is January with an average low of 10°C and a record low of 0°C, so frost is rare and snow is very unlikely.

These records carry temperature and precipitation, not snowfall totals.

Best time to visit Xalapa

The most comfortable time to visit Xalapa is generally February to March and July, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. Temperatures stay fairly even all year and rain concentrates around June, totalling about 1,127 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for May, when highs average 26°C. June is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 137 mm, roughly 4× the rainfall of the driest month (February).

Xalapa climate: your questions

Does it snow in Xalapa?

No: the coldest month in Xalapa is January with an average low of 10°C and a record low of 0°C, so snow is very unlikely. What is falling now: Xalapa weather today.

Which months are best for visiting Xalapa?

February to March and August are the most comfortable months in Xalapa, with highs near 23°C. May is the warmest month, averaging 26°C by day; June is the wettest, with 137 mm; and January is the coolest, with lows near 10°C. What it is doing today: Xalapa weather today.

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Xalapa forecast for what is happening now.