Mexico in November: Which Coast, Which Week, and Nine Staffed Villas

Mexico in November is warm on every coast: the summer rains are over on the Pacific side, the sea is about 80 to 82°F, and the hurricane season closes on November 30. Punta Mita averages a single day of rain in the month, the Riviera Maya keeps New York time, and in Los Cabos November is one of the driest months of the year. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26. Below, the weather and the airports coast by coast, the month week by week, and nine houses from our luxury villa rentals in Mexico, with the staff and the transfer times taken from each listing.

Mexico in November at a glance

Long-term November averages. Transfer times are taken from our listings.

Punta Mita in November: dry weeks and a warm sea

The peninsula at the northern tip of Banderas Bay has some of its best weather of the year in November: about one day of rain in the month on average, highs around 90°F and the sea at about 82°F. It is a gated resort community with two Jack Nicklaus golf courses, Pacífico and Bahía, and beach clubs of its own, and three of the houses below include its golf membership.

The humpback whales arrive in Banderas Bay in December, when the official whale-watching season opens, so we do not promise whales in November. Our Punta Mita villa rentals page has the whole collection, and our guide to the Punta Mita beach clubs explains how they work for the houses.

Casa Tesoro

Punta Mita · 7 bedrooms · sleeps 16

Six buildings joined by gardens above the house’s own private beach, with a heated infinity pool, an oceanfront spa with a steam room and a sauna, a cinema, and Club Tesoro, a small nightclub inside the house. The golf membership opens the two Jack Nicklaus courses, with preferred tee times for the house’s guests.

Puerto Vallarta airport is 45 minutes away, and the minimum stay is three nights.

Staff: a chef for three meals a day, a house manager, a concierge and a driver, waiters, a butler, and housekeeping twice a day with an evening turndown.

Koko Retreat

Punta Mita · 9 bedrooms · sleeps 22

On the beach inside the Punta Mita gates, with two oceanfront master suites, an infinity pool under the palms, a hot tub, a palapa, sand terraces with a fire pit, and a table outside for eighteen. A beach club is five minutes away by golf cart, and Puerto Vallarta airport about 50 minutes by road.

Fully staffed: a chef, waiters and a bartender, a concierge, housekeeping, a driver with eight hours of transport a day for up to 18 guests, and the airport transfer.

Villa Punta Pacífico 6

Punta Mita · 8 bedrooms · sleeps 18

On the oceanfront at the tip of the peninsula, looking out over open ocean on one side and across the fairways on the other. It suits golfers above all: the golf membership is included, two golf carts come with the house, and there is a mini-golf course in the grounds. There are two kitchens, one for the chef and one for the guests, and a wine-cellar bar for the evening.

Fully staffed: a chef for all meals, daily housekeeping and a personal concierge.

Estate la Sierra

Punta Mita · 5 bedrooms · sleeps 12

The smallest of the four, for a family of up to twelve: an ocean view from the heated infinity pool and the jacuzzi, a fire pit and a wet bar, and a table for twelve inside and out. The golf membership includes the five beach clubs of the peninsula.

The village of Punta de Mita is five minutes away, and Puerto Vallarta airport 45.

Staff: a chef for breakfast and lunch, a house manager and concierge, and daily housekeeping.

The Riviera Maya in November: Soliman Bay, Tankah and Puerto Aventuras

The Caribbean coast is the closer of the two to the East Coast, and in November it keeps New York time. It has more rain than the Pacific, about four inches in the month with some rain on around eight days, and the Atlantic hurricane season runs until November 30. The sargassum that peaks in June and July thins out in the autumn: on October 5, 2026, Mexico News Daily reported the season in decline, with a further reduction expected in November and December.

Soliman Bay and Tankah are two bays ten minutes from Tulum, and Puerto Aventuras is a beachfront town fifteen minutes south of Playa del Carmen. Our page on Tulum villas with a private chef has the wider collection, and our guide to Tulum with children compares the two bays for a young family.

Hacienda Caracol

Soliman Bay · 10 bedrooms · sleeps 24

On the beach of Soliman Bay, for a large family or several families together: ten bedrooms, a pool that faces the sea, and kayaks and snorkel gear at the water’s edge. Restaurants are five minutes away on foot, and Tulum ten minutes by car.

Fully staffed: a chef every day from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., a concierge from 8 to 8, housekeeping from 8 to 4, and a gardener.

Villa Amaite

Soliman Bay · 8 bedrooms · sleeps 22

Reached along a wooden walkway, a new house on Soliman Bay with its pool between the terraces and the sea, and kayaks and paddleboards. Tulum and its beach are ten minutes away, and a spa two minutes down the road.

Fully staffed: a chef from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., a butler until 11 p.m., a concierge and housekeeping.

Bella Vita

Tankah · 8 bedrooms · sleeps 16

On Tankah Bay, with direct access to the beach, a heated pool that looks out to sea, a spa palapa, kayaks and snorkel gear, and the sunrise over the water. Tulum is ten minutes away.

Fully staffed: a villa manager and a concierge, a chef and a butler from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and housekeeping from 8 to 4.

La Semilla

Soliman Bay · 5 bedrooms · sleeps 14

A smaller house on the beach of Soliman Bay, with an infinity pool and a rooftop pool, a garden with a pond, a wood-fired oven, and a terrace that opens onto its own stretch of sand.

Fully staffed: a chef every day until 8 p.m., a concierge, housekeeping and a gardener.

Hacienda Jaguar

Puerto Aventuras · 12 bedrooms · sleeps 24

For a large group that wants a town close by: twelve bedrooms on the beach in Puerto Aventuras, with shops and restaurants three minutes away by car, a golf course two minutes away, and Playa del Carmen fifteen minutes up the coast.

Cancún airport is 75 minutes away, and the Maya ruins of Tulum half an hour.

Staff: a chef for three meals a day, a butler, a concierge, daily housekeeping and laundry.

Los Cabos in November

The third coast, at the tip of Baja California, has one of its driest months in November, with highs around 86°F and the sea at about 80°F; the whale-watching season there opens on December 15. It has a guide of its own, Thanksgiving in Cabo, with five houses and their holiday minimums, and the houses are on our Los Cabos villa rentals page.

November in Mexico, week by week

Thanksgiving in Mexico

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026, and on November 25 in 2027. All three coasts are warm enough to swim that week. In a house with a chef, the holiday dinner is planned when you book: at most of the houses above, groceries are billed separately from the rate, so the menu and the turkey are agreed with the chef before you arrive. For a wider choice of places, see our warm Thanksgiving destinations.

The holiday weeks are booked nine to twelve months ahead, so the time to ask about Thanksgiving 2027 is now.

How we confirm November dates

Calendars change by the day in October and November, so we do not publish a list of open weeks: it would be out of date before you read it. Send the dates, the headcount with the children’s ages, and the coast. A Mexico specialist checks the houses with their owners and managers that day and replies within 24 hours with three to five that fit, their minimum stay and staff hours, and their current rates.

Every booking includes our 24/7 concierge, who arranges the airport transfer and the chef’s menu before you arrive.

Mexico in November: your questions answered

More for Mexico in November

• Mexico villa rentals
  Punta Mita, the Riviera Maya and Los Cabos, with a shortlist in 24 hours.
• Punta Mita villa rentals
  The houses on the peninsula, with their golf and beach clubs.
• Tulum villas with a private chef
  Soliman Bay, Tankah and the coast north of Tulum.
• Thanksgiving in Cabo
  Five Los Cabos houses, and how the holiday week runs.
• Punta Mita or Tulum
  The two coasts compared, for families and groups.
• The best time to visit Mexico
  The year in Mexico, month by month.

Updated October 2026. Every house in this guide was checked against its listing on October 21, 2026. Sources: November climate for Punta Mita and Tulum from Weather2Travel; Los Cabos from Current Results and Sea Temperature; sargassum from Mexico News Daily; hurricane seasons from the National Hurricane Center; Revolution Day 2026 from Expansión; the whale-watching season in Banderas Bay from PV Angels and in Los Cabos from The Cabo Sun; the Bahía de Banderas time zone from timeanddate. Villa details are from our listings.