February's calling card: whale flukes off the headlands in peak dry season

Best time to visit · February

Puerto Escondido in February

High season

Arguably the sweet spot: January’s weather, slightly fewer people, whales still here.

Weather

Dry, steady, sunny — the most dependable weather of the year alongside January.

Sea & surf

Calm-season conditions continue: gentle coves, small Zicatela, glassy mornings for boats.

What's on

Whale watching through the month; turtle releases most evenings at Bacocho; the nightlife circuit at cruising altitude, not holiday overdrive.

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