Weather in Zihuatanejo

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:23 am (CST)

Now · mainly clear 74 °F

Feels like: 81 °F
Low / high: 73 / 89 °F
Rain: 31%
Wind: 3 mph N

→ 29.92 inHg · steady UV 10 · very high

Today in Zihuatanejo: mainly clear, 73 °F to 89 °F, with a 31% chance of rain and a light air from the north (3 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 73 °F to 90 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 90 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (46%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

89° 73°
Today
90° 73°
Fri 30
87° 73°
Sat 31
87° 76°
Sun 1
87° 75°
Mon 2
88° 76°
Tue 3
87° 76°
Wed 4
83° 76°
Thu 5
88° 74°
Fri 6
88° 73°
Sat 7
88° 73°
Sun 8
88° 73°
Mon 9
90° 74°
Tue 10
90° 73°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Mainly clear	73 / 89 °F	31%	7 mph W	4.7 ft	6:29 am · 5:12 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Clear sky	73 / 90 °F	0%	10 mph WNW	4.9 ft	6:44 am · 5:40 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	46% · 0.04 in	7 mph W	5.2 ft	7:03 am · 6:15 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light showers	76 / 87 °F	96% · 0.24 in	5 mph WNW	5.2 ft	7:23 am · 6:52 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Drizzle	75 / 87 °F	67% · 0.20 in	6 mph W	4.9 ft	7:41 am · 7:30 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	76 / 88 °F	53% · 0.04 in	6 mph W	4.4 ft	7:56 am · 8:07 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	76 / 87 °F	62% · 0.09 in	5 mph SSW	3.8 ft	8:05 am · 8:44 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light showers	76 / 83 °F	55% · 0.45 in	3 mph NE	3.7 ft	8:08 am · 9:22 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light showers	74 / 88 °F	53% · 0.41 in	4 mph NNE	4.0 ft	8:03 am · 10:04 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	73 / 88 °F	53% · 0.13 in	5 mph W	3.9 ft	7:51 am · 10:58 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	73 / 88 °F	41% · 0.09 in	5 mph WSW	3.7 ft	7:27 am	ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	73 / 88 °F	24%	4 mph W	3.9 ft	6:34 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	74 / 90 °F	27% · 0.19 in	4 mph WSW	4.0 ft	6:15 am	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	73 / 90 °F	20%	6 mph W	4.2 ft	6:28 am	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Mainly clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	76°	75°	73°	83°	89°	88°	82°	76°
Chance of rain	2%	0%	0%	0%	4%	31%	4%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 N	3 N	3 NNE	2 WSW	6 SW	6 WSW	3 WSW	3 N
Humidity	89%	87%	88%	68%	61%	69%	89%	98%
UV	0	0	0	3	10	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	89°	90°	87°	87°	87°	88°	87°
AIFS	89°	88°	88°	89°	89°	88°	88°
GFS	88°	88°	88°	88°	89°	87°	89°
ICON	88°	89°	88°	89°	90°	88°	88°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.04 in	0.24 in	0.20 in	0.04 in	0.09 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.07 in	0.05 in	0.09 in	0.14 in
GFS	0	0	0.01 in	0.10 in	0.02 in	0.09 in	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	719	1023	719	518	617	617	517
AIFS	6	6	4	4	4	4	4
GFS	54	64	54	54	65	54	53
ICON	915	1119	915	712	1219	915	915
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	31%	0%	46%	96%	67%	53%	62%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	52%	0%	61%	97%	29%	6%	20%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.4 °F	Below −72%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	83° / 77°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	83° / 77°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F	83° / 77°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
December	A bit above +2.3 °F	Above +60%	Above +2.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Well above +101%	Above +2.3 °F
February	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +94%	A bit above +1.6 °F
March	Normal +0.5 °F	Well above +213%	A bit above +1.1 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Zihuatanejo climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Zihuatanejo is from December to April: highs of 89 °F to 89 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: in June and from September to October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 25 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Zihuatanejo, about 8 every 10 years; 11 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Raymond, in October 2025.

89° 70°

JanJ
89° 70°

FebF
89° 69°

MarM
89° 70°

AprA
90° 73°

MayM
90° 76°

JunJ
91° 76°

JulJ
91° 76°

AugA
89° 76°

SepS
90° 76°

OctO
90° 74°

NovN
89° 72°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	89°	70°	0.61 in	1	7.2	83°	3.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	89°	70°	0.07 in	1	8.0	82°	3.4 ft	–
MarchMar	89°	69°	0.08 in	0	7.8	81°	3.9 ft	–
AprilApr	89°	70°	0.00 in	0	6.9	81°	4.4 ft	–
MayMay	90°	73°	0.78 in	4	6.3	83°	4.7 ft	–
JuneJun	90°	76°	6.44 in	18	6.3	85°	5.1 ft	5
JulyJul	91°	76°	5.71 in	21	6.8	86°	4.7 ft	1
AugustAug	91°	76°	7.49 in	23	6.7	87°	4.8 ft	3
SeptemberSep	89°	76°	11.24 in	24	5.7	86°	5.1 ft	8
OctoberOct	90°	76°	5.30 in	13	6.5	85°	4.6 ft	8
NovemberNov	90°	74°	0.62 in	3	7.8	85°	3.7 ft	–
DecemberDec	89°	72°	0.28 in	1	7.2	84°	3.2 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	83°	3.1 ft	–
Feb	82°	3.4 ft	–
Mar	81°	3.9 ft	–
Apr	81°	4.4 ft	–
May	83°	4.7 ft	–
Jun	85°	5.1 ft	5
Jul	86°	4.7 ft	1
Aug	87°	4.8 ft	3
Sep	86°	5.1 ft	8
Oct	85°	4.6 ft	8
Nov	85°	3.7 ft	–
Dec	84°	3.2 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 38.63 in of rain on about 108 days and about 2,550 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now74 °Ffeels like 81 °F

Tomorrow73 / 90 °F

It's 74 °F now (feels like 81 °F). Today, 73 °F to 89 °F; tomorrow, 73 °F to 90 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 31%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 46% 0.04 in
Sun 1 96% 0.24 in
Mon 2 67% 0.20 in
Tue 3 53% 0.04 in
Wed 4 62% 0.09 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 31%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 46% and 0.04 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.02 in; last 3 days, 0.14 in; last 7 days, 0.79 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity87%

Dew point70 °F

Humidity is 87% now and the dew point is 70 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds35%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak10very high

Fri 30: 10 · Sat 31: 9 · Sun 1: 8

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.82

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.03 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	73 / 88 °F	0.02 in	7 mph NW
Tue 27	Light drizzle	74 / 90 °F	0.04 in	6 mph NNE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.08 in	7 mph ENE
Sun 25	Light rain	72 / 86 °F	0.34 in	6 mph N
Sat 24	Drizzle	77 / 83 °F	0.18 in	3 mph NNE
Fri 23	Light drizzle	76 / 90 °F	0.06 in	4 mph N
Thu 22	Light drizzle	78 / 90 °F	0.09 in	6 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	79 / 91 °F	0.06 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 20	Drizzle	77 / 92 °F	0.14 in	5 mph NW
Mon 19	Light drizzle	77 / 92 °F	0.02 in	4 mph W
Sun 18	Drizzle	75 / 94 °F	0.07 in	7 mph NW
Sat 17	Drizzle	76 / 88 °F	0.12 in	7 mph NE
Fri 16	Light rain	76 / 85 °F	0.27 in	5 mph NNE
Thu 15	Light showers	76 / 89 °F	0.53 in	7 mph NNE
Wed 14	Heavy drizzle	76 / 92 °F	0.22 in	5 mph N
Tue 13	Light drizzle	75 / 92 °F	0.00 in	5 mph NW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	75 / 89 °F	0.08 in	7 mph NNW
Sun 11	Light rain	75 / 89 °F	0.18 in	6 mph SE
Sat 10	Light showers	75 / 83 °F	0.95 in	6 mph E
Fri 9	Rain	76 / 80 °F	0.87 in	6 mph NE
Thu 8	Light showers	77 / 83 °F	0.67 in	3 mph NNE
Wed 7	Showers	76 / 86 °F	1.18 in	4 mph N
Tue 6	Light showers	77 / 82 °F	0.60 in	5 mph E
Mon 5	Light showers	77 / 86 °F	0.45 in	4 mph NE
Sun 4	Light showers	77 / 84 °F	0.62 in	3 mph NW
Sat 3	Showers	76 / 83 °F	0.90 in	3 mph N
Fri 2	Light showers	76 / 85 °F	0.43 in	4 mph NNW
Thu 1	Light rain	76 / 87 °F	0.22 in	4 mph NNE
Wed 30	Light rain	77 / 85 °F	0.87 in	6 mph ENE
Tue 29	Showers	77 / 84 °F	1.17 in	9 mph E

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in ZihuatanejoQuestions

What's the weather like today in Zihuatanejo?

Mainly clear, from 73 °F to 89 °F, with a light air from the north (3 mph) and a 31% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Zihuatanejo?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 73 °F and a high of 90 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.92 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Zihuatanejo?

The best time to visit Zihuatanejo is from December to April: highs of 89 °F to 89 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Zihuatanejo in October?

In October, Zihuatanejo normally sees highs of 90 °F and lows of 76 °F, with about 13 rainy days (5.30 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 85 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Zihuatanejo?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 91 °F, and the coldest March, with lows of 69 °F. The wettest is September (11.24 in) and the driest, April.

When is hurricane season in Zihuatanejo?

Hurricane season: in June and from September to October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 25 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Zihuatanejo, about 8 every 10 years; 11 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Raymond, in October 2025.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.1 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:23 am (local time).

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