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Choosing your date ·

Best time of year to fly over Teotihuacán, month by month — and what happens if the weather grounds you

Ninety-eight per cent of our scheduled flights take off. November through May is the dry window over Teotihuacán, with the most stable dawn air. June through October is the rainy season and we still fly — mornings are usually the clearest part of a rainy day. Whatever the month, the pilot makes the call on the field at about 5:30 a.m., not the night before, and a grounded flight is rescheduled at no cost.

Month by month If the weather grounds you
Two travelers wrapped up against the cold at the Teotihuacan launch field Dry window · Nov–May
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The calendar

Two seasons, and what each one means at dawn

The valley has a dry season and a rainy season. What changes is not whether you fly, it is how much slack you should leave in your itinerary.

Dawn on the launch field runs 4 to 9 °C (39–48 °F) across the year. Dry season is November through May.

MonthsSeasonDawn temperatureWhat dawn is likePlan for
November – FebruaryDryAround 4 °C (39 °F)Coldest mornings of the year, clearest airBring a real jacket. This is the most reliable window
March – MayDryUp to 9 °C (48 °F)Mild, stable dawns; warming fast after sunriseThe easiest combination of comfort and reliability
June – OctoberRainyAround 9 °C (48 °F)Rain builds in the afternoon; dawn is usually the clear partLeave a spare morning in your plans

98% of our scheduled flights take off. That is our own completion rate, not an industry average, and it is the number that matters if you are flying into Mexico with a fixed return date. The 2% that do not fly are rescheduled, which is why we ask you to book the first usable morning of your stay rather than the last.

If you are grounded

The decision clock, in plain language

This is the part usually written in small print. Here it is as a sentence you can quote back to us.

Last reviewed August 2026.

QuestionAnswer
Who decides?The pilot, on the launch field
When?At about 5:30 a.m., after reading the conditions on the ground — not the night before
What grounds a flight?Wind. Cloud on its own does not
What happens to my booking?It moves to another morning at no extra cost
What if I cannot come back?Tell us as soon as you know. That is why we say book the first usable day of your trip
Cloudy is not cancelled

Two words people use as if they meant the same thing

They do not, and the difference decides whether you fly.

Cloud is a photography problem. Wind is a flight problem. A grey dawn usually flies, and a broken sky over the pyramids often photographs better than a blank one. Wind is the thing that stops a launch, because it decides whether a pilot can put the balloon down safely at the other end.

So a forecast showing cloud is not a reason to move your booking. A forecast showing wind might be, and the pilot will tell you on the morning.

Planning rule

Book the first morning, not the last

One rule that costs nothing and saves the trip.

If you have five days in Mexico City, book the flight for day one or day two. If the weather moves you, there is still room to fly before you leave. Book it for your last morning and a single windy dawn ends the plan.

This is also the honest reason we would rather you booked early in your stay than paid us sooner: a rescheduled flight you can actually take is worth more to both of us than a refund.

Still deciding? Read the honest case for and against the flight before you pick a date. Next: what to wear at 2,300 m · the day hour by hour · what each tier costs.

Questions

Straight answers

November through May. It is the dry season, dawn air is at its most stable and the sky is clearest. November to February gives the coldest, sharpest mornings; March to May the most comfortable.
Yes. Those months fall in the rainy season, but the rain here builds through the afternoon and dawn is usually the clearest part of the day. Leave a spare morning in your itinerary.
Rain on its own rarely grounds a flight. Wind does. The pilot reads the conditions on the field at about 5:30 a.m. and makes the call there.
No. Cloud is a photography question, not a safety one — and a broken sky over the pyramids often photographs better. Wind is what stops a launch.
Around 5:30 a.m., on the launch field, by the pilot. Not the night before, because the conditions that matter are the ones on the ground at dawn.
Your booking moves to another morning at no extra cost. Tell us straight away if you cannot come back, and we will sort it out.
Ninety-eight per cent of our scheduled flights fly. The remaining 2% are grounded by wind and rescheduled to another morning at no cost.
Book the flight for the first or second morning of your stay. That way a weather reschedule still has somewhere to go.

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