Keep in mind: Pacific hurricane season runs from mid-May to November. Though Cabo typically only experiences tropical storms during the hurricane season, the city has seen hurricanes make landfall in the region.
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Is Cabo Safer Than Mexico? Cabo San Lucas is located in Baja California Sur, a state in Mexico. With that said, it is a relatively safe part of the country. According to a recent poll by INEGI, it's considered the safest of Mexico's popular tourist destinations, ranking higher than Puerto Vallarta and Cancun.
While Cancun has more tropical and humid weather, Los Cabos tend to be a lot drier and cooler. Cabo gets about 10 days of rain throughout the year while in Cancun there are more tropical storms and hurricanes during the rainy season. However, outside of those months, it's mostly sunny skies in Cabo and Cancun.
The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from March 3 to June 18, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is May 24, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.4 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from June 18 to March 3.
Are there Drug Cartels operating in Cabo? Like in most parts of Mexico, Drug Cartels do operate and it's also the case in Cabo San Lucas. However any problems or crime related to drug cartels are between different factions, and tend to happen far away from the major touristy areas.
Know that Cabo is a high tourist area and scammers flock to where the USD are. Costa Rica is much more laid back and nature oriented. While there's going to be scams in all tourist destinations, it's much less in CR.