Mr Brew-Ski
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A buddy of mine invited us to go camping with them in San Felipe over the 4th of July weekend. Ran it by the boss & she gave it a thumbs down. She quickly reminded me that we had done this same trip a couple of years ago & everyone was miserable. The heat & humidity along with whining teenagers was just to brutal. As much as we love camping in Mexico, the summer months seem to be off limits. Does anyone camp in Baja or Northern Mexico during the summer months & if so how do you deal with the heat?
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djgarcia95928
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Mr Brew-Ski wrote:A buddy of mine invited us to go camping with them in San Felipe over the 4th of July weekend. Ran it by the boss & she gave it a thumbs down. She quickly reminded me that we had done this same trip a couple of years ago & everyone was miserable. The heat & humidity along with whining teenagers was just to brutal. As much as we love camping in Mexico, the summer months seem to be off limits. Does anyone camp in Baja or Northern Mexico during the summer months & if so how do you deal with the heat?
Summer is brutal in Mexico. Try RVing on the Pacific ocean side.
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qtla9111
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We're leaving on Monday for four weeks touring Nuevo Leon. This last week has been intermittent showers bringing cooler temps. This next week will be the same so we just need to take care where we park to avoid flash flooding. We will be sticking to higher altitudes to stay out of the heat.
We carry our Honda 2000 and a small 5000 btu window unit. It keeps the trailer very cool, makes no droning noise or vibration like a roof air and the Honda will run for up to 12 hours on a 1.1 gallon tank of gas. We use it during the day off and on during lunch and naps but nights in the mountains are more than cool enough to leave the windows open.
Still working, we don't have any choice but to rv in the Summer. I say go for it.
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rocmoc
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Creel is great during the summer. We were there in late May - 70's, no bugs, very few tourist. There was only 3 RVs in the campground and never had to use AC. But while it was great on top of the Copper Canyon the bottom of the canyon was hot, 90's but dry. Have camped along the Sea of Cortez on the mainland in late May & Early Sept. Both times were HOT and sand fleas/no-see-ums. Loreto, Baja was good both times when we were there in May and Sept. Not as hot as the mainland and no bugs.
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AZ Mike
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You are correct in thinking that it is no fun! To hot and humid to go camping in San Felipe, Rocky Point and El Golfo during this time of year. Not much more can be said other then thumbs down!
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Pacicic side of North Baja is very nice this time of year. Once you start into Baja Sur it gets warmer on the Pacific side the farther south one goes. We have been camping on Pacific side of Baja many times this time of year........beautiful!
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Mr Brew-Ski wrote: The heat & humidity along with whining teenagers was just to brutal.
I could put up with heat and humidity, but whining teenagers would sure turn me off. Glad we don't have any.
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rocmoc
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Details!
http://www.rversonline.org/ArtMexSummer.html
I had the site setup as a link but would not work. If you cut & paste it works or type the site address. Sorry!
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mexbungalows
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Mexico is a big country and much of the interior is above sis thousand feet altitude. The northern third happens to be desert and it can get hotter than hell. The coastline along Baja gulf gets MUCH MUCH MUCH hotter than the Pacific coastline from Puerto Vallarta southward. I remember spending a recent summer in Mulege where daytime highs were 110 and night time lows were 88F. Today at my place on the coast of Michoacan the temperature rose to 88 and sank to eighty for a morning low. Throughout much of Mexico as summer gives way to late summer, daytime temps will sag and humidity will ramp up. FYI A recent summer in Mazatlan saw daytime highs in the high nineties. Mazatlan is a few degrees cooler than Loreto and is on par with Cabo San Lucas.
One day in July I remember a hailstorm in the city of Toluca when the temperature dropped into the forties. This city is near nine thousand feet.
But please heed this: Summer is a particularly beautiful time in Mexico especially along the tropical coastline. The first time I experienced it I was hooked for life. Go to the market, spend a few dollars and walk out laden with tropical fruit. Summer is the time for rain and I have found that many summer days on the coast are actually more comfortable than sunny days in the winter. When the sun hides behind a cloud the temperature drops rapidly.
Hiding out at a bay is not going to be comfortable. The open ocean will bring welcome breezes. I am fortunate enough to be located sixty-six feet above the breaking surf.
One more thing, if you go to Baja in the summer and find it too uncomfortable you will either have to return to El Rosario and northward, or cross over on the ferry and head up into the mountains. When I imagine that Patzcuaro (7,000 ft) might be great during a hot spell, I can be there in four easy hours. The same for dozens of cities including San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, which is close to Guatemala, but features seventy degree summer days because of the altitude.
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we_rv
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Morelia is wonderful in the summer, and so are many of the surrounding villages and cities. I would have no trouble camping/rving in the summer in Mexico, but we go in the winter to escape the cold and the need to shovel snow. We like to be home in the summer.
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