Weather in Baja in June for small travellers

I installed 2 inch closed loop anchors to the side of the rig and cable tie the table, chairs, BBQ and the gas tank, granted it will not prevent a theft but it really makes a lot of noise, and I have an led light bulb on the outside light that stays on if I feel that the place is not too safe, otherwise we will deploy the attack cat she bites and scratches wile hissing real loud.

navegator

Lots of beaches to dry camp, most have a minimal charge. Just DO NOT camp on a deserted beach. You are subject to being robbed. I know this because one year on our many surfing trips down the Baja we were robbed at night of everything they could carry that was outside our camper. Camp with others!

RV Parks in the Baja aren't really like typical "RV" parks. We stay on the Beach in Bahia Concepcion and do a little kayaking there. It is a "campground" but not really - it's just that there is a little security but you park anywhere you want along the beach. That is pretty much how a lot of the places are. The recommendation for the Church's Book is excellent. They have one specific to the Baja with all the places to stay. Good luck and have fun!

I'll concentrate solely on extremes...

North and South of Guaymas to los mochis daytime highs can reach 122F which is 50c during heat waves. This is killer heat. July principally. South of Mazatlan the summer weather is similar to what you describe for your home. 30+c at dawn is not unusual.

But unlike Australia there is escape hatches. Main highways headed east ascending into the mountains. Most of interior Mexico has elevation of 2,000 meters. The coast can be 45c and 250 km east 25c. My home has a temp average of 35c during summer. 300km east in Zirahuen and Patzcuaro morning lows of 18c and afternoons 25c. I have been in Toluca in August and shivered at 2:00PM with 15c. Elevation is the key.

Be cognizant of small rays when wading. Make sure your little one has mosquito netting. Scorpions fall from palm trees and the roof of palm frond beach huts. Dengue can be a real problem. Ask yoir camping neighbors if it is present. Doctors are the most reliable source of regional info. Sand fleas and other biting insects can be a problem at times. Mexican repellent is patheric bring enough from home. Power here is 60Hz 127 volts. Make certain your ATM bank card will work. The system here is like the USA. VISA predominates. It is hard to beat the comfort of an electrically frugal 12-volt fan. FANTASTIC FAN. ENDLESS BREEZE model is terrific.

Try to obtain a copy of THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO MEXICO. It is not a guide book. It is a how-to-do-things-right book and is priceless. Find it on AMAZON.com

Que le Vaya Bien From Mexico

Mexican beer is excellent, I hope that you can tolerate hot food, bring your bull roarer with you, that will be a novelty for the people in Mexico, and do not be to surprised when you are offered some "gusanitos de maguey" when you walk about mate.

The gusanitos are bugs from the maguey plant, they are good, like the aborigines in Australia, there is also a fruit that is black/brown called zapote that is good with a little juice of an orange, as for food if you have an open mind and do not mind trying out new stuff there is a lot of interesting foods and very tasty, there is one dish called "huitlacoche" is is the fungus or mushrooms that grow on the corns ears of the Maiz plant, very good.

Best places to eat native foods the open markets, everything is fresh and by dinner time they are out of food to serve.

Once the baby starts to walk I suggest a leash so that he does not run off in the street or the markets as long as you do not teach him to bark.

Have a good walk about mate.

navegator

@kca87 - excellent advice and thanks for the tips. It is currently in the 90s here in Cairns, Australia and around 80% humidity so I have a feeling it will not be too different there. Yes, the Pacific side sounds like it could be better, any recommendations of a place to pull up for a month or so? We don't do rv parks.

@navegator - thanks also for your tips. We have delayed the trip just so the little guy can get his immunizations up to speed. We currently live in a dengue and ross river virus area so we are pretty good with the mozzie issue and have traveled through enough developing countries to be aware of the water challenges. It's ok for me, there's no bugs in beer!!

You mentioned that you will be travelling with a 6 month old child, my suggestion is to have all the vaccines for the child and for the adults, what ever you do do not drink water from the taps, purchase water from the soda companies, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, or beer bottling companies, same goes for the ice.

I am not being alarmist, you are travelling in a country where there are diseases that you might not have in Australia, another good thing to have for the baby is a mosquito net, summer in Mexico is the rainy season and there are mosquitoes and lots of them, otherwise it is really nice to see everything green and the air smells fresh, another point is not to go bear foot, there are infections of the feet and some fungus that live in the grass, on the beaches it is OK.

Just be careful and you will have a great time.

navegator

We live in La Paz year around and find June to be pleasant. It will be warm (90's or could hit 100 periodically) but it won't be humid and at least in La Paz where the peninsula is narrower, the coromuel winds blow in the evenings to cool things off.

I personally like June and even enjoy the hotter months here for snorkeling and kayaking. But I am the exception and not the rule - and I lived in Sacramento where temperatures got VERY hot in the summer so I find all areas of the Baja in June quite nice.

The Pacific Side will be cooler - and it all depends on what you like to do - but traveling down is a lot of fun and the water will start warming up and get very clear then.

Have fun!
Charlene

Check out bajanomads.com for up to date info on Baja travel and camping. The Pacific side of Baja will be nice in June.