It is agreed upon by many Mexicans that Chiapas has the best weather conditions in all of Mexico. This is probably due to the high elevation, which diminishes some of the over whelming heat that is present in the lower tropical regions.

Chiapas even gets cold, particularly at night. It is not as humid as the rest of Mexico as well.

If you enter Chiapas from the north, the heat will still be evident up to Palenque, however once you start heading up into the higher regions towards Ocosingo, the temperature decreases. Not dramatically, it is still hot but the nights get cooler and it can even be chilly in the morning until 9 - 10 o'clock.

South of San Cristobal it gets colder the higher up in the mountains you go.

THE RAINY SEASON

Depending on whom you talk to, this season lasts between June/July and August/September. Most people think of torrential downpours lasting entire days, day after day. This is not the case and it is somewhat of an over exageration. In the winter seasons you will actually hear Mexicans complaining about how cold it is. By a Canadian's standard its boiling hot but you actually see many Mexicans with colds. It is the same with rain. Since it often goes days without a drop, when it does rain, it is considered the rainy season.

Usually the rain will come around the same time every day. After 3:00. It will pour rain for a little while then stop. The rain will return at night. The water dries up quickly so sometimes, especially if you sleep late, everything will be dry when you get up.

It can however rain everyday all day long. Every year is different.

The good thing about the rain is that it cools things down. You can actually become quite cold on an otherwise blistering hot day if it rains for any period of time, you are stuck without any rain gear and have to move about in the rain.

Being at Palenque ruins during a rainstorm is interesting. The builders implemented elaborate water sewers/canals within the structures for drainage. You do not notice this unless there is a lot of water present.

The jungle also comes to life during the rainy season, many flowers bloom and leaves expand to catch the precipitation. It is our favorite time to be in Chiapas.

WEATHER INFORMATION

TravelChiapas.com receives it's weather feed from Wunderground and thus we are not responsible for its content see disclaimer below. Click on the link underneath the location's weather listing to view a detailed weather review containing the following information:

Temperature, Humidity, Dew Point, Wind, Wind Gust, Pressure, Conditions, Overcast, Visibility, UV, Historical, Length of Day, Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Moon Phase

NOTE: Palenque does not have a weather feed so we included Villahermosa which is quite close to Palenque.