November: the whales return just as the town's festival weeks begin

Best time to visit · November

Puerto Escondido in November

Shoulder

The town’s month: Fiestas de Noviembre fill the calendar, dry season returns, and heat can still surprise.

Weather

Dry season resumes — but November can run hot: recent visitors report stretches in the 30s°C with brutal "real feel." Early starts and shade strategy apply.

Sea & surf

Surf calms toward winter size (contest tradition sometimes catches late swells); coves excellent.

What's on

Fiestas de Noviembre — a month of events, plus the traditional November surf competition window. First whales appear late-month.

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