What to pack for Mexico City in November
November is the start of the dry season in Mexico City, and the month begins with Day of the Dead. Days are sunny and mild, in the low 70s, but the city sits at 7,350 feet, so mornings and evenings are cool and the sun is stronger than it feels.
So the list is built on light layers: a jacket for the evening, a cardigan for the morning and short sleeves in the afternoon. Mexico City dresses more like a big European city than a beach town. Locals rarely wear shorts, and jeans, a nice top and good shoes fit in anywhere.
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The weather
- Daytime high
- 73°F
- 23°C. Warm and bright at midday.
- Overnight low
- 47°F
- 8°C. Evenings need a real layer.
- Wet days
- ~4
- The rainy season is over by early November.
- Altitude
- 7,350 ft
- 2,240 m. The sun is strong and the air is dry.
The capsule
A week, one traveler, Atelier palette. Black and ivory with camel, as at home in a gallery as at a late dinner. A capsule is a few clothes in one palette (a base color, a neutral and an accent) that all go together. The full list below adds what sits outside it.
Layers
Leather jacket
Fine-gauge cardigan
Tops
Black tee
Silk tee
Linen shirt
Bottoms
Black jeans
Pleated pants
Dresses
Midi shirt dress
Shoes
Leather sneakers
Loafers
Three days from this capsule
Shown for one traveler. Packlier packs a capsule like this for each person on the trip.
The full list
Clothes
- Light jacket for the evenings
- Cardigan or light sweater
- Four or five tops
- Jeans and one pair of smarter pants
- A dress or outfit for a nicer dinner
- Sleepwear
Shoes
- Comfortable sneakers for long walking days
- Loafers or smarter flats for evenings
Day bag
- Sunscreen and sunglasses
- Brimmed hat
- Refillable water bottle, for filtered water
- Crossbody bag that zips shut
- Hand sanitizer and tissues
Documents and tech
- Passport
- Travel insurance details
- Pesos in cash, in small notes, for markets and street food
- Card for restaurants and larger shops
- Museum and restaurant reservations
- Type A/B plug adapter if not from North America (127V)
- Power bank
Health and toiletries
- Stomach remedies
- Lip balm and moisturizer for the dry air
- Any prescriptions, in your carry-on
Gear worth the space
A light jacket
Leather, denim or a light trench. Something you can carry all day and put on when the sun goes down.
Comfortable, smart sneakers
You will walk for miles, and plain leather sneakers look right in a museum, a market or a good restaurant.
A brimmed hat
The midday sun at altitude is intense, and there is little shade in the big plazas.
A zip-top crossbody bag
Worn in front on the metro and in busy markets, where pickpockets work the crowds.
Low 70s at noon, 47°F at night, and 7,350 feet of altitude. Packlier packs your November in layers that keep up.
Tell it where, when, why, which bag and which palette, and it packs the capsule, checks it against the bag and adds everything that is not clothing. Launching this year on Android, with iOS to follow.
One email at launch, nothing else.