Mexico / Oaxaca
Playa Bacocho
Playa Bacocho is a 1.6 km-long sandy beach facing south-west, 2.8 km west of Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca, Mexico). The sea averages 30.2 °C in August, its warmest month, and 28.0 °C in January; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa Bacocho
Beach-day index 8.4/10 · Mexico median 8.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 28.0 °C | 28.0 °C | 28.0 °C | 28.4 °C | 29.3 °C | 29.8 °C | 30.1 °C | 30.2 °C | 29.8 °C | 29.6 °C | 29.4 °C | 28.6 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 16° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 220 | 142 | 199 | 217 | 125 | 13 | 3 |
| Cloud % | 24 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 57 | 78 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 63 | 34 | 24 |
| Wind m/s | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Daylight h | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Record high/low | 33°/11° | 33°/12° | 35°/12° | 35°/14° | 35°/15° | 33°/17° | 32°/18° | 33°/17° | 31°/17° | 32°/12° | 32°/11° | 32°/11° |
| Beach index | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in November–April; February scores 9.8/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 28.0 °C and 2 mm of rain.
In February that is 0.6 points above the median of the 345 beaches in Mexico covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 29.1 °C, warmer than 97% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
June is the wettest month (220 mm) and February the driest (2 mm); the yearly total is about 1,000 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.2 hours in December to 13.1 hours in June; in mid-February the sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:31 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-west (215°). Open water fills about 50% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 19:00 local time on a bearing of 295°.
Straight out to the south-west there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 64 m deep and 76 m at 3 km, so deep water starts close to shore. Behind the beach the ground is about 34 m above sea level 500 m inland and 75 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 61% tree cover, 14% grassland and 11% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 49% of that circle.
- Tree 61%
- Grass 14%
- Built 11%
- Bare 11%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 15Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 16Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Grocery shops
- 2Cash machines
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 10 restaurants, 1 café, 2 bars and 2 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 16 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Nature
- Campamento Tortuguero Bacocho nature reserve 810 m E
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Escondido International Airport Puerto Escondido | PXM | 1.3 km | north-east |
| Bahías de Huatulco International Airport Huatulco | HUX | 89.8 km | east |
| Xoxocotlán International Airport Oaxaca | OAX | 132 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
4 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 46.3K residents); within 30 km there are 11 (about 61.4K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Bacocho | – | 30.2 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| Puerto Escondido | 2.4 km E | 30.2 °C | 1.6 km | Sand |
| Playa Zicatela | 5.1 km SE | 30.2 °C | 3.5 km | Sand |
- Puerto Escondido2.4 km ECompare
- Playa Zicatela5.1 km SECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 3.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w552179253; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2C_14PPC_20250201_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 18.1K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.