Best time to learn to fly in Mexico
How often the weather allows training flights in each month, from weather reports at 21 airfields with flight schools in Mexico.
Across 21 airfields, 79% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are January, February, and March. September is the most difficult month, at 76%.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
The flying year in Mexico
In Mexico the seasons are about rain rather than cold. Across 21 airfields, the typical one is flyable in 79% of daylight hours, with the dry season from November to April clearly the best: around 92% in February and 91% in March.
The rainy season from June to October brings afternoon storms and low cloud, and September is the hardest month at 76%.
Where the weather is best
The Pacific north-west, including Sinaloa and Baja California Sur, has the most flyable weather in our data, along with Jalisco. Nuevo León in the north-east has the least.
Planning your training
Plan intensive flying for the dry season between November and April, and expect afternoon cancellations in the rainy season, when morning lessons are the safer choice.
Flying weather by month
| Month | Typical airfield | Most airfields |
|---|---|---|
| January | 89% | 74–97% |
| February | 92% | 74–98% |
| March | 91% | 75–98% |
| April | 89% | 73–97% |
| May | 82% | 65–97% |
| June | 76% | 70–84% |
| July | 80% | 68–89% |
| August | 79% | 70–92% |
| September | 76% | 63–90% |
| October | 77% | 70–91% |
| November | 84% | 73–98% |
| December | 85% | 71–97% |
By region
| Region | Whole year | Best months | Airfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinaloa | 95% | January, February, and November | 2 |
| Jalisco | 89% | February, March, and April | 2 |
| Nuevo León | 73% | July, August, and September | 2 |
Airfields with the most flyable weather in Mexico
| Airfield | Whole year | Best months |
|---|---|---|
| General Ignacio Pesqueira International Airport (MMHO) Sonora | 99% | April, May, and June |
| La Paz International Airport (MMLP) Baja California Sur | 99% | April, May, and July |
| Aeropuerto Nacional de Uruapan (MMPR) Jalisco | 96% | January, February, and December |
| Mazatlán (MMMZ) Sinaloa | 96% | January, February, and May |
| Aguascalientes International Airport (MMAS) Aguascalientes | 96% | February, March, and May |
| Los Mochis Airport (MMCL) Sinaloa | 94% | March, April, and November |
| Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) (MMPN) Michoacán | 87% | February, March, and December |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez (MMTG) Chiapas | 86% | January, February, and December |
| Hermanos Serdán International Airport (MMPB) Puebla | 86% | February, November, and December |
| Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL) Jalisco | 82% | February, March, and April |
How we worked this out
Based on hourly weather reports (METAR) from 2016 to 2025 in the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive, at the weather station closest to each airfield and no more than 30 km away. Only daylight hours count. For each month we show the typical (median) airfield, with the middle half of airfields as the range.
Cite this data: BookFlightSchools, “Best time to learn to fly in Mexico: flying weather by month”, 2016–2025. https://bookflightschools.com/flight-schools/mexico/weather