Region · Mexico

Where to stay in Baja California Sur

This guide covers 3 destinations in Baja California Sur, a first-level administrative division of Mexico, with 17 places to stay between them. The largest by population are La Paz, Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. Across its destinations, December to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cabo San Lucas International Airport (CSW).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
17
Comfortable in the most places
December to March
Main airport
CSWCabo San Lucas International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zone
America/Hermosillo

Destinations

Destinations in Baja California Sur

Every destination in this guide in Baja California Sur, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Cabo San Lucas202,69414December to MarchCSW · 7 km
San José del Cabo136,2853November to MarchSJD · 10 km
La Paz250,141November to AprilLAP · 10 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Baja California Sur

17 hotels in Baja California Sur recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit Baja California Sur

From the climate of 3 destinations in Baja California Sur with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to March.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 325 °C12 mm
February3 of 326 °C5 mm
March3 of 327 °C2 mm
April1 of 329 °C0 mm
May0 of 331 °C0 mm
June0 of 332 °C2 mm
July0 of 334 °C21 mm
August0 of 334 °C75 mm
September0 of 333 °C156 mm
October0 of 332 °C30 mm
November2 of 329 °C9 mm
December3 of 326 °C10 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Baja California Sur

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Baja California Sur name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Cabo San Lucas

CSW · Cabo San Lucas International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations6.5 km from the closest
large airport · San José del Cabo

SJD · Los Cabos International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations10 km from the closest
medium airport · La Paz

LAP · Manuel Márquez de León International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations10 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Baja California Sur, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in Mexico

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Feb · Constitution Day16 Mar · Benito Juárez's birthday1 May · Labour Day16 Sept · Independence Day16 Nov · Revolution Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Baja California Sur

Other regions of Mexico with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Mexico travel guide · All regions of Mexico

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.