Region · Mexico
Where to stay in Oaxaca
This guide covers 8 destinations in Oaxaca, a first-level administrative division of Mexico, with 16 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Oaxaca de Juárez, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX).
- Destinations in this guide
- 8
- Places to stay
- 16
- Comfortable in the most places
- December and January
- Main airport
- OAXXoxocotlán International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
Destinations
Destinations in Oaxaca
Every destination in this guide in Oaxaca, 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.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca de Juárez | 258,913 | 13 | OAX · 7 km |
| Huatulco | 7,409 | 3 | HUX · 15 km |
| San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 103,609 | VER · 117 km | |
| Juchitán de Zaragoza | 88,280 | IZT · 8 km | |
| Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán | 81,848 | OAX · 4 km | |
| Salina Cruz | 76,660 | IZT · 31 km | |
| Huajuapan de León | 56,163 | OAX · 143 km | |
| Santo Domingo Tehuantepec | 45,134 | IZT · 22 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Oaxaca
1 place to stay in Oaxaca from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where |
|---|---|
| Barceló Huatulco - All Inclusive hotel | Huatulco |
Where to stay
More hotels in Oaxaca
15 hotels in Oaxaca recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| BKL Hotel | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Capital O El Andariego | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Capital O Oaxaca Dorado | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Capital O Parador Crespo | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Capital O Posada La Casa De La Tia | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Hostal Casa Del Sotano | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Hostal Mixteco Nava Nandoo | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Niyana | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| OYO Hotel Betsua Vista Hermosa | Huatulco | |
| OYO Hotel Emperador | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| OYO Hotel Huautla | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| OYO Hotel Posada San Vicente | Huatulco | |
| Posada de los Angeles | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Posada Don Mario | Oaxaca de Juárez | |
| Suites El Cielo Oaxaca | Oaxaca de Juárez |
When to go
Best time to visit Oaxaca
From the climate of 8 destinations in Oaxaca 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 and January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 of 8 | 30 °C | 4 mm |
| February | 3 of 8 | 31 °C | 2 mm |
| March | 2 of 8 | 33 °C | 3 mm |
| April | 2 of 8 | 35 °C | 14 mm |
| May | 0 of 8 | 35 °C | 73 mm |
| June | 0 of 8 | 34 °C | 212 mm |
| July | 0 of 8 | 33 °C | 128 mm |
| August | 0 of 8 | 34 °C | 144 mm |
| September | 0 of 8 | 32 °C | 181 mm |
| October | 3 of 8 | 32 °C | 87 mm |
| November | 3 of 8 | 30 °C | 17 mm |
| December | 4 of 8 | 30 °C | 3 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 Oaxaca
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Oaxaca 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.
OAX · Xoxocotlán International Airport
IZT · General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base
HUX · Bahías de Huatulco International Airport
VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport
PXM · Puerto Escondido International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Oaxaca, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Mexico
Nearby
Regions near Oaxaca
Other regions of Mexico with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
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); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; 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.