OAXACA · JUNE · THE MONTH GUIDE
June in Oaxaca is a valley in the middle of its wet stretch: afternoons averaging 87.6°F, nights at 62.1°F, and measurable rain on 19.9 days of the month. The ruins keep their usual hours and the same 210-peso ticket, so the date changes your rain plan far more than your budget.
The Zapotec capital of Monte Albán opens at 8 a.m. daily, and Mitla, Yagul and the Santo Domingo museum charge the same 210 pesos. What moves with the calendar is the sky: May logged 13.7 rain days, June 19.9 and July 20.4.
THE MONTH AT A GLANCE · OAXACA IN JUNE
Take June for the ruins at their usual hours and afternoons cooler than May’s, and carry a rain plan: measurable rain falls on 19.9 days.
HIGHS 87.6°F · LOWS 62.1°F · 19.9 RAIN DAYS · 210-PESO RUINS
Go for: the valley ruins on a fixed 210-peso ticket, museum afternoons, and highs of 87.6°F instead of May’s 92.8°F.
Think twice before: booking a week that needs to stay dry. May logged 13.7 rain days and 3.85 inches.
June’s 7.41 inches of rain is nearly double May’s 3.85 inches.
Climate: SMN (CONAGUA) station 20079 · Ruins: INAH · Advisory: U.S. State Department · full sources at the end
On this page
- Oaxaca weather in JuneHighs of 87.6°F, lows of 62.1°F and 19.9 rain days
- How warm is Oaxaca in June?Day and night temperatures, and why there is no sea reading
- Crowds and prices in Oaxaca in JuneThe 210-peso ruin tickets and the lodging-tax reserve
- Things to do in Oaxaca in JuneMonte Albán, Mitla, Yagul, Santo Domingo and Hierve el Agua
- Oaxaca itinerary for JuneTwo days built on the 8 a.m. gate
- Oaxaca in June vs May and JulyRain days: 13.7, 19.9 and 20.4
- Is June a good time to visit Oaxaca?Who should go in June and who should pick May
Monte Albán, Mitla and Yagul all open at 8 a.m., and Tlacolula’s weekly Sunday market sits in the valley near the last two. A Sunday is therefore the natural day to build the valley loop around.
Oaxaca weather in June: average highs, lows and rain days
| Measure | Oaxaca in June (SMN station 20079) |
|---|---|
| Average high | 87.6°F |
| Average low | 62.1°F |
| Precipitation | 7.41 inches |
| Days with measurable rain | 19.9 |
| Daylight on June 15 | About 13 hours 11 minutes |
| Sunrise · sunset, June 15 | 5:52 a.m. · 7:03 p.m. |
Every figure here comes from the 1991-2020 normals of Mexico’s national weather service (SMN, run by CONAGUA), station 20079 in Oaxaca de Juárez. That is a real weather station at 1,594 meters, not a grid-cell model, and it represents the valley city. Sierra villages sit higher and run cooler. June averages a high of 87.6°F and a low of 62.1°F, with 7.41 inches of precipitation.
Measurable rain fell on 19.9 days of an average June by the SMN’s own count, so roughly two days in three carry some. The SMN sheet doesn’t publish its threshold for a rain day, and we have no hourly data on when the rain falls. Give every outdoor visit a fallback, and keep the museum on the list.
Afternoons average 87.6°F and nights 62.1°F, a spread of 25.5 degrees. Sun protection and light clothes cover the afternoon. A thin layer and a rain shell cover the walk back after dark.
On June 15 the day runs about 13 hours 11 minutes, with sunrise at 5:52 a.m. and sunset at 7:03 p.m. local time (sunrise-sunset.org, converted from UTC). Last entry at Monte Albán is 4 p.m., so the ruins close their ticket window well before the light goes.
How warm is Oaxaca in June?
Oaxaca is inland, so there is no sea temperature to give: the warmth question is all air. An average June afternoon reaches 87.6°F and an average night drops to 62.1°F, both from the 1991-2020 normals, so single days will land on either side of those figures.
The early hours before the 8 a.m. ruin gates sit at the cooler end of that range, so breakfast wants a light layer that goes into the daypack by midday. Sunscreen and a hat matter most at Monte Albán, where the 87.6°F average is an afternoon figure.
We found no count of June freezing nights in the SMN normals we read, and with an average low of 62.1°F we see no reason to pack for frost in the valley. Sierra villages sit higher and cooler, and we have no numbers for them.
How busy is Oaxaca in June? Crowds and prices
We found no occupancy series and no monthly hotel-rate data for Oaxaca, so we place June in no ranking of the year’s prices. The calendar fact we can give is the weather: June falls in the wet stretch, with 19.9 rain days against 13.7 in May.
We have no booking-window data either, so we name no number of weeks. Without a rank to lean on, choose lodging with free cancellation and let the forecast settle the dates. Neighborhoods and hotels are covered in our Oaxaca city guide.
We could not verify Oaxaca’s lodging-tax rate, so we give no percentage. Check the total on your booking before you pay.
The tickets are steady: INAH lists one price for each site, 210 pesos general admission at Monte Albán, Mitla, Yagul and the Santo Domingo museum, and 105 pesos for Mexican nationals and foreign residents in Mexico. The spend that changes a June day is transport with a set departure, such as a driver or small-group tour that reaches Monte Albán for the 8 a.m. gate. We have no fare for either.
Things to do in Oaxaca in June
June trades May’s 92.8°F afternoons for 87.6°F, which suits the open-air ruins, and adds rain on 19.9 days. It also favors stops with a roof over them. Small mezcal palenques around the valley open their stills to visitors, distilling from roasted agave in the traditional way, and Teotitlán del Valle weaves and dyes wool rugs by hand.
Monte Albán sits on the Cerro del Jaguar above the valley: 210 pesos, daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., last entry 4 p.m. Mitla charges 210 pesos with the same hours and a 4:30 p.m. last entry. Yagul, just past Tlacolula on the Panamerican Highway, is 210 pesos with last entry at 4 p.m. The Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, in the former Santo Domingo convent, is 210 pesos, Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hierve el Agua, east of the city near San Lorenzo Albarradas, has petrified waterfalls and mineral pools. The local community manages it and collects its own entrance fee on site. We could not read the amount and have no water-temperature reading for the pools. What June alters at the valley sites is the air, 87.6°F by day and 62.1°F at night, and how often the sky opens.
The Zócalo, shaded by laurel trees and framed by the cathedral and the state government palace, costs nothing to sit in, and neither does walking through Tlacolula’s Sunday market. We did not verify any free-admission days at the INAH sites for June.
Oaxaca itinerary for June
Day one starts at the Monte Albán gate at 8 a.m., ahead of the 87.6°F afternoon average. Give the hill the morning and come back to the city for lunch. The Museo de las Culturas in Santo Domingo opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday, so it takes the afternoon whatever the clouds do. On a Monday the museum is closed, and the Zócalo takes the afternoon instead.
Day two follows the road east to Mitla: the looms of Teotitlán del Valle first, then Mitla (open until 5 p.m., last entry 4:30), then Yagul just past Tlacolula (last entry 4 p.m.). Choose a Sunday and the market falls on the way. If rain sets in, lengthen the rug workshops and a mezcal palenque stop and shorten the ruin fields.
Oaxaca in June vs May and July
| Measure | May | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 92.8°F | 87.6°F | 86.2°F |
| Average low | 62.1°F | 62.1°F | 60.6°F |
| Precipitation | 3.85 inches | 7.41 inches | 4.67 inches |
| Days with measurable rain | 13.7 | 19.9 | 20.4 |
May is the hottest of the three at 92.8°F and the driest, with 3.85 inches and 13.7 rain days. June brings the most water, 7.41 inches, at 87.6°F. July is cooler again at 86.2°F, with a low of 60.6°F, 4.67 inches and 20.4 rain days. Oaxaca is inland, so there is no sea temperature to compare. All figures come from the same SMN station and the same 1991-2020 period.
Moving four weeks earlier, to Oaxaca in May, gets you 13.7 rain days instead of 19.9 and costs you 92.8°F afternoons. Moving later, to Oaxaca in July, trims total rain to 4.67 inches but adds a rain-day count of 20.4, so July rains as often as June in smaller amounts.
Is June a good time to visit Oaxaca?
Yes for travelers who plan around rain: the ruins keep normal hours, the tickets stay at 210 pesos and the average high is 87.6°F. No for anyone who needs a dry week, since 19.9 rain days leaves few clear ones. The U.S. State Department’s Mexico advisory of May 29, 2026 rates the state of Oaxaca at Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution, the same baseline as most of the country.
For a drier trip, pick May, with 3.85 inches and 13.7 rain days. If May’s 92.8°F is the objection, July’s 86.2°F comes with 20.4 rain days, so it does not fix the rain. Other months are laid out in our where-to-go-by-month guides.
June swaps May’s 92.8°F for 87.6°F and gives you 13 hours 11 minutes of light on the 15th to use it in.
The last word
Pack the rain shell, then be at Monte Albán when the gate opens at 8 a.m. The Zapotec held that hill as their capital for some 1,500 years, and it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Spend the morning there and keep the afternoon for a museum, a loom or a still, and the June clouds will have little to spoil.
Sources & data for this guide
- June, May and July normals (highs, lows, precipitation, rain days), 1991-2020 · Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (CONAGUA), station 20079, Oaxaca de Juárez · checked Sep 29, 2026 · the SMN sheet does not publish its rain-day threshold
- Sunrise, sunset and daylight on June 15 · sunrise-sunset.org, converted to Mexico City time · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Monte Albán admission and hours · INAH · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Mitla admission and hours · INAH · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Yagul admission and hours · INAH · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca admission and hours · INAH · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Monte Albán UNESCO status and history · INAH, Lugares INAH · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Travel advisory level · U.S. Department of State, Mexico Travel Advisory of May 29, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
- We found no occupancy series, no hotel-rate series and no lodging-tax rate for Oaxaca, and we could not read the Hierve el Agua entrance fee; none of them is estimated. Descriptions of the Zócalo, Tlacolula market, mezcal palenques and Teotitlán rugs are editorial. Hours and tickets change · check operators when you book.