Oaxaca has a Tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with a wet season and a dry season. During the dry season, temperatures during the day remain warm with an average high of 27 °C (81 °F) in the coolest month and an average high of 34 °C (93 °F) in April, just before the beginning of the wet season. Although daytime temperatures are warm, nighttime temperatures are cool with an average low of 9 °C (48 °F) in January . Due to its altitude of1,555 metres (5,102 ft), the climate of Oaxaca is more mild than lowland areas with the same climate, resulting in cooler temperatures than lowland areas with the same climate. Precipitation is concentrated in the summer months with June being the wettest with an average precipitation of 172 mm (6.8
