Mexico / Oaxaca
Playa Riscalillo
Playa Riscalillo is a 261 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-east, 11.3 km south-west of Sector H Tres (Oaxaca, Mexico). The sea averages 30.0 °C in July, its warmest month, and 27.3 °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 Riscalillo
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 | 27.3 °C | 27.3 °C | 27.7 °C | 28.3 °C | 29.5 °C | 29.7 °C | 30.0 °C | 30.0 °C | 29.7 °C | 29.2 °C | 28.6 °C | 27.5 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 243 | 152 | 183 | 188 | 88 | 11 | 4 |
| Cloud % | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 58 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 35 | 28 |
| Wind m/s | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 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°/13° | 34°/13° | 35°/14° | 36°/16° | 36°/19° | 35°/21° | 33°/22° | 34°/22° | 33°/20° | 34°/16° | 33°/14° | 32°/12° |
| Beach index | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
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 9.3/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 27.3 °C and 1 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Mexico in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.6 °C warmer than the Mexico median for July (29.4 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 28.7 °C, warmer than 94% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
June is the wettest month (243 mm) and February the driest (1 mm); the yearly total is about 940 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.2 hours in December to 13.1 hours in June; in mid-February the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:27 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (155°). Open water fills about 33% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 246° to 295°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–February.
Straight out to the south-south-east 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 173 m deep and 142 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 72 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 91% tree cover, 6% grassland and 3% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 27% of that circle.
- Tree 91%
- Grass 6%
- Bare 3%
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.
Average wind speed at 10 m reaches 7.8 m/s in January, the windiest month.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant.
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.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 100 m north-east (Restaurant Don Cheto), the nearest grocery shop is 8.5 km north-west (OXXO), the nearest fuel station is 8.5 km north-west (Pemex) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 12.0 km north-east (Medica Monte Alban).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Restaurant Don Cheto | 100 m | north-east |
| Groceries | OXXO | 8.5 km | north-west |
| Accommodation | Forrest Hotel Huatulco | 1.3 km | north |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Medica Monte Alban | 12.0 km | north-east |
| Fuel station | Pemex | 8.5 km | north-west |
| Car park | — | 8.2 km | north-east |
| Public toilets | — | 10.4 km | north-east |
| Bus stop | Sitio Santa Cruz | 11.9 km | north-east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Islands in view
- Isla La Blanca 860 m SE
- Isla San Agustín 1.3 km S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahías de Huatulco International Airport Huatulco | HUX | 9.4 km | north-west |
| Puerto Escondido International Airport Puerto Escondido | PXM | 94.6 km | west |
| General Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez National Airport / Ixtepec Air Base Ixtepec | IZT | 147 km | north-east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 13 (about 51.9K).
Map
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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 13.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w669740519; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_14PQC_20260211_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 4.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.