Acapulco Temperatures & Rainfall: Averages by Month

Here you'll find information on the typical weather for each month in Acapulco, Mexico.

There are averages for maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit. These are followed by details about extremes – how hot and cold the beach resort can actually get during each month.

For rainfall in Acapulco there are monthly totals of the number of days with wet weather and for the amount of rain the vacation spot receives. Besides these averages, there are also data on how much a month's precipitation can vary from year to year.

The averages for temperature and rainfall are from weather data collected during 1981 to 2010. The usual ranges for hottest and coldest temperatures and total precipitation are based on the extremes recorded from 1972 to 2011.

Monthly Temperature Averages

The temperature remains fairly steady year-round at Acapulco, with winters averaging daily highs of 87 degrees Fahrenheit (31 °C) and lows of 74 °F (24 °C). Summers are just a few degrees hotter, when the days typically heat up to 90 °F (32 °C) and nights cool off to 77 °F (25 °C).

Acapulco daily temperature averages

High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
87	74	January	30	23
87	74	February	31	23
87	74	March	31	23
87	75	April	31	24
89	77	May	32	25
90	78	June	32	25
91	77	July	33	25
90	77	August	32	25
89	76	September	32	25
89	77	October	32	25
89	77	November	32	25
88	75	December	31	24
89	76	Year	31	25

How Hot Can Acapulco Get?

The temperature usually reaches at least 86 °F (30 °C) every month at Acapulco. But the Pacific coast city normally gets no hotter than 103 °F (39.5 °C).

This table gives the range for each month of the highest officially recorded temperatures from 1972 to 2011. For example, some Januarys only get as hot as 86 °F, while in other years the month's temperature has climbed as high as 103 °F. Usually the hottest day for any January falls in between those two extremes.

Range for the highest monthly temperature at Acapulco

Range °F		Range °C
86 - 103	January	30 - 40
87 - 96	February	31 - 36
87 - 96	March	31 - 36
86 - 99	April	30 - 37
89 - 100	May	32 - 38
90 - 97	June	32 - 36
91 - 100	July	33 - 38
90 - 100	August	32 - 38
88 - 97	September	31 - 36
89 - 97	October	32 - 36
89 - 96	November	32 - 36
88 - 98	December	31 - 37

How Cold Does it Get in Acapulco?

Every month, the temperature at Acapulco usually drops to 77 °F (25 °C) or lower. Generally the beach resort gets no colder than 60.8 °F (16 °C).

Typical range of lowest monthly temperatures at Acapulco

Range °F		Range °C
65 - 74	January	19 - 24
67 - 74	February	20 - 24
63 - 75	March	17 - 24
61 - 76	April	16 - 25
66 - 77	May	19 - 25
64 - 75	June	18 - 24
66 - 76	July	19 - 25
66 - 74	August	19 - 24
69 - 75	September	21 - 24
61 - 76	October	16 - 25
68 - 76	November	20 - 25
68 - 75	December	20 - 24

Total Rainfall Averages per Month

Winters bring dry weather to Acapulco, with monthly averages of just one rainy day and less than half an inch (10 millimetres).

Summers are another matter here. Nearly half the days receive rain, averaging out to almost 11 inches (272 mm) a month. Usually September is the rainiest time of year at Acapulco.

The number of rainy days includes those when rainfall amounted to 0.004 inches (0.1 mm) or more.

Average amount of rain at Acapulco

Days		Inches	Milli­metres
1	January	0.5	14
0	February	0.1	3
0	March	0.1	3
0	April	0.0	1
3	May	1.1	28
13	June	10.2	258
13	July	10.1	256
14	August	11.9	302
15	September	12.1	308
8	October	5.8	147
2	November	0.8	20
1	December	0.5	12
69	Year	53.2	1352

How Rainy is Acapulco?

How much it rains each month at Acapulco varies from year to year. To show what's possible, here's the range of total rainfall that's been measured – the driest and wettest per month.

From October to May, Acapulco might go through an entire month without any rain. Then from June to September, the city can expect at least a sprinkle of precipitation during each month, or as much as 32 inches (819 mm).

Typical range of total rainfall

Inches		Milli­metres
0 - 4.1	January	0 - 104
0 - 3.9	February	0 - 100
0 - 2	March	0 - 50
0 - 3.5	April	0 - 89
0 - 7.8	May	0 - 198
2.1 - 23.7	June	53 - 603
0.1 - 19.3	July	3 - 490
1.9 - 32.2	August	49 - 819
2.5 - 24.3	September	64 - 617
0 - 20.7	October	0 - 526
0 - 8.7	November	0 - 220
0 - 3	December	0 - 76
16.2 - 80	Year	411 - 2033