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November - April

These are the driest months of the year, with pleasant sunny weather. On 12 December, Mexico’s biggest religious festival Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) takes place, and coincides with a two-week fair in Querétaro with fair rides and cultural events.
Day of the Dead, when the spirits of loved ones return to earth, is also celebrated throughout the country on 1-2 November with skeletal costumes and parades.

24°C Average max daytime temperature

7°C Average min nighttime temperature

2 days per season rainfall

Low humidity

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May - October

This is the wet season, with the most rain falling from June – September, although you will still find plenty of warm, sunny weather in the highlands. On 16 September, San Miguel celebrates Independence Day with spectacular fireworks and exuberant parades. There is also a huge cultural festival held over two weeks in October, the Festival Internacional Cervantes in Guanajuato, with many activities and presentations across the whole range of performing arts.

25°C Average max daytime temperature

11°C Average min nighttime temperature

14 days per season rainfall

Low humidity

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  • Chris
    Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert

    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

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    Maggie Wilson - Travel Expert

    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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    Ben Line - Travel Expert

    Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

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    Sally Dodge - Travel Expert

    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

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