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When Is The Best Time to Visit Oaxaca?

The highland town of Oaxaca has a pleasant climate with temperatures ranging from the low to the high 20s Celsius throughout the year. Maximum sunshine hours Jan-Mar. Most rain falls Jun-Sept.

For more detailed information visit our When To Go section.

What Language Is Spoken in Oaxaca?

Spanish is the main language spoken in Oaxaca

What Currency Should I Take To Oaxaca?

The Mexican peso is the currency used in Oaxaca. Notes can be withdrawn from several ATMs using a UK credit or debit card. You may have ask your bank to authorise withdrawals before you leave the UK, and amounts are lower than permitted in the UK. Money exchanges (casas de cambio) exchange dollars cash; rates for Euros and sterling are low.

What Is The Time Difference Between Oaxaca and the UK?

The time difference between Oaxaca and the UK is GMT -6 hrs.

What Does Oaxaca Combine Well With?

A visit to Oaxaca combines well with the beach resorts and hotels at Huatulco (by the dramatic, literally breath-taking drive on Highway 175, 3.5hrs or 35mins by air) and Puerto Escondido, both on the Pacific coast (38mins by air).

How Do I Get To Oaxaca/

To get to Oaxaca fly from Mexico City, 1.5 hrs. There is an excellent highway now connecting the two cities, it takes 5hrs to cover the 500km.

What key events are there in Oaxaca?

Guelaguetza! Two Mondays in Jul. Extravagant Oaxacan folk dance fiesta taking place in the amphitheatre. Accompanied with processions and fireworks.
Virgen de Carmen, 16 Jul. Processions and fireworks
Day of the Dead,  1-2 Nov. Celebrated throughout the country. Music and dance ceremonies at the cemetery; sand sculptures at the cathedral.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe), 12 Dec. Not a public holiday, but it is Mexico's biggest religious festival of the year.
Christmas events: 16-25 Dec. Nightly nativity plays, processions, fireworks, traditional dancing.

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