Guadalajara in February: Weather, Rain Days, Crowds and Things to Do

MEXICO · GUADALAJARA · FEBRUARY

February puts Guadalajara’s plazas on their best schedule. Afternoons average 80.6°F, rain shows up on fewer than two days, and the historic center’s big three, the cathedral, the Teatro Degollado and the Hospicio Cabañas, are strung together by the Plaza Tapatía. Bring a light jacket for the morning and leave the umbrella at home.

The city also works as a short trip. Tlaquepaque and Tonalá sit next door for pottery and glass, and Tequila’s agave fields lie west. If you are still comparing Mexican cities, our destinations index has the others.

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• Guadalajara weather in FebruaryHighs of 80.6°F, lows of 46.2°F, 1.8 rain days
• How warm is Guadalajara in February?Morning and afternoon temperatures, and what to wear
• How busy is Guadalajara in February, and what does it cost?Booking, lodging tax and where extra money helps
• Things to do in Guadalajara in FebruaryHospicio Cabañas, Museo Regional at 210 pesos, Tlaquepaque
• Guadalajara itinerary for FebruaryTwo days: the historic center, then the crafts towns
• Guadalajara in February vs January and MarchHighs of 76.5°F, 80.6°F and 85.5°F side by side
• Is February a good time to visit Guadalajara?Who it suits, and when to choose March instead

Every figure here comes from one thermometer: the Guadalajara observatory (SMN station 14065), in the city center at 1,551 m. It speaks for the historic core. The western suburbs toward Zapopan sit a little higher, so a hotel out that way may read a touch different from the normals below.

Guadalajara weather in February

Mexico’s national weather service, the Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (SMN, part of CONAGUA), publishes 1991-2020 normals for the observatory: an average February high of 80.6°F, an average low of 46.2°F and 0.50 inches of precipitation for the month. These are readings from a real station, not a grid-cell reanalysis.

The same normals count 1.8 days of measurable rain in an average February. The SMN sheet does not publish its rain threshold, so that count will not line up exactly with the rain-day tallies on US forecast sites. A wet afternoon, if one arrives, is a swap to the covered Mercado San Juan de Dios or a museum.

Highs and lows sit 34.4 degrees apart, so the day changes character. Start out in a light jacket, shed it by late morning, and keep it in the day bag. Add sunglasses and a hat for the plazas at 80.6°F.

On February 15 the day runs about 11 hours 31 minutes, with sunset at 6:52 p.m. local time. After that the air cools toward the 46.2°F night low, so the jacket comes back out for dinner.

How warm is Guadalajara in February?

Guadalajara is inland, so there is no sea temperature to report, and the warmth belongs to the air. The observatory averages 80.6°F for the daily high in February and 46.2°F for the daily low. Those are monthly means, so single afternoons land above and below them.

Mornings sit near the bottom of that range. A sweater or light jacket suits the 9 a.m. opening at the Museo Regional, and short sleeves take over by lunch. Afternoons on the plazas hover around the 80.6°F average.

We found no count of freezing nights in the normals we read, so we give none. What the record does say is that the average low is 46.2°F. That is cold enough for a coat at dawn on an unlucky day, and nowhere near cold enough to reshape a trip.

How busy is Guadalajara in February? Crowds and prices

We found no hotel-rate or occupancy series for Guadalajara, so we do not place February on a price curve or call it cheap or costly. The weather record does show a month with 1.8 rain days, between January’s 2.3 and March’s 0.9. Rates for all three months are for the same warm-afternoon city.

We have no booking-window study either, so we give no number of weeks. Fix the days of the week first: the Museo Regional is closed Mondays and Tonalá’s market runs Thursdays and Sundays. Then build the hotel dates around them. Our travel planning basics cover the general groundwork.

We could not verify the lodging-tax rate for Guadalajara or Jalisco, so we give no percentage. Ask the hotel whether the quoted nightly rate includes it before you compare two offers.

With no rate data we cannot quote what extra money costs, but location is where it helps. A room in or beside the historic center puts the cathedral, the Teatro Degollado and, along the Plaza Tapatía, the Hospicio Cabañas within walking distance. Evenings cool toward that 46.2°F night low, and a short walk home beats a taxi ride.

Things to do in Guadalajara in February

February’s dry, warm afternoons put the open-air half of Guadalajara in play: the plazas of the historic center, the market streets, and day trips to Tlaquepaque, Tonalá and Tequila. With 0.50 inches of precipitation for the month, an outdoor plan seldom needs a rain backup.

Start with the Hospicio Cabañas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 on 2.34 hectares. Manuel Tolsa designed it in the Neoclassical style, and it houses the Instituto Cultural Cabañas and José Clemente Orozco’s chapel murals from the late 1930s. The Plaza Tapatía links it to the cathedral area. The cathedral’s twin yellow-tiled spires anchor the Plaza de Armas, and the Teatro Degollado, the historic opera house, faces it. The Museo Regional de Guadalajara charges 210 pesos (105 pesos for Mexican nationals and foreign residents in Mexico) and opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

February changes the schedule more than the sights. The Museo Regional shuts at 4 p.m. while the sun sets at 6:52 p.m., so it belongs to the morning and the plazas to the late afternoon. The Mercado San Juan de Dios, also called Mercado Libertad, is a covered market with food, leather and crafts on several floors, and it works on a wet day too. Tonalá’s pottery and crafts market runs Thursdays and Sundays.

We found no February free-entry dates for these sites, so we list none. Walking the Plaza de Armas and the Plaza Tapatía costs nothing. We also could not verify the Hospicio Cabañas admission price or hours, so check them with the Instituto before you go.

Guadalajara itinerary for February

Day one, the historic center on foot. Be at the Museo Regional for the 9 a.m. opening, and plan to be out before it closes at 4 p.m. Walk to the Plaza de Armas for the cathedral’s spires and the Teatro Degollado across from it. Eat at the Mercado San Juan de Dios. Then take the Plaza Tapatía down to the Hospicio Cabañas for Orozco’s chapel murals while the afternoon warms toward 80.6°F, and stay out for the 6:52 p.m. sunset.

Day two, the crafts towns. Go to Tlaquepaque, just south of central Guadalajara, for pottery, blown glass and mariachi plazas, then on to neighboring Tonalá. Pick a Thursday or a Sunday so its big market is running. Tequila is the alternative: it sits in the agave fields west of the city, and several distilleries offer tours. If a rare wet day turns up, swap in the covered Mercado San Juan de Dios or the Museo Regional (closed Mondays).

Guadalajara in February vs January and March

February’s average high of 80.6°F sits between January’s 76.5°F and March’s 85.5°F, a climb of 4.1 degrees going in and 4.9 degrees going out. Lows follow at 44.1°F, 46.2°F and 48.6°F. Precipitation slides from 0.70 inches to 0.50 to 0.20, and rain days from 2.3 to 1.8 to 0.9. All three months come from the same SMN station and the same 1991-2020 period.

Moving to January trades warmth for a cooler 76.5°F afternoon and adds 0.5 days of rain. Moving to March gives 85.5°F afternoons and fewer than one rain day, and the low rises to 48.6°F. We found no rate series, so we cannot say what four weeks either way does to a hotel bill.

Is February a good time to visit Guadalajara?

Yes for anyone who wants warm afternoons, cool mornings and little rain: 80.6°F highs and 1.8 rain days, with a layer in the bag. It suits walkers, museum-goers and market people. It is a weaker fit for a pool-first trip, where March’s 85.5°F does more. Before booking, read the State Department’s Mexico advisory text for Jalisco: issued May 29, 2026, it rates the state at Level 3, Reconsider Travel.

If the answer is no, choose March: 85.5°F highs, 0.20 inches of precipitation and 0.9 rain days. If you want cooler afternoons instead, January averages 76.5°F. For other cities’ calendars, see our month-by-month destination picks.

February pairs 80.6°F afternoons with 1.8 rain days, between January’s cooler, damper 76.5°F and March’s 85.5°F.

The last word

Book February for the walking. The cathedral, the Teatro Degollado and the Plaza Tapatía run into one another, and the route ends at the Hospicio Cabañas, home of the Instituto Cultural Cabañas, after passing the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres. Check the Instituto’s own hours before you go, since we could not verify them, and keep the jacket in your bag.

Sources & data for this guide

• Temperature and rain normals for February and the neighboring months · Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (CONAGUA), 1991-2020 normals, station 14065 · checked Sep 30, 2026
• Daylight and sunset on February 15 · sunrise-sunset.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
• Hospicio Cabañas heritage status and size · UNESCO World Heritage Centre · checked Sep 30, 2026
• Museo Regional de Guadalajara admission and hours · INAH · checked Sep 30, 2026
• Jalisco travel advisory, Level 3, issued May 29, 2026 · US Department of State · checked Sep 30, 2026
• Descriptions of the cathedral, markets, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá and Tequila are editorial. We found no occupancy or hotel-rate series, could not verify the lodging-tax rate or the Hospicio Cabañas admission and hours, and read no count of freezing nights, so none appear. Hours and prices change · check operators when you book.