Riviera Maya climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| Tulum | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 27° |
| Cancún | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| Cozumel | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Tulum | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
| Cancún | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| Cozumel | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Tulum | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Cancún | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Cozumel | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Playa del Carmen climate in December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · December: Good
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 25°C | 24°C | → 24°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 28°C | 27°C | ▼ 26°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 23°C | 22°C | → 22°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 28.9°C | 27.9°C | ▼ 27.3°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 115 mm | 87 mm | ▼ 79 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 15 d | 14 d | → 14 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 80% | 77% | → 77% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 10.2 h | 9.7 h | ▼ 9.5 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 9% | 11% | ▲ 14% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 7 | 6 | ▲ 7 |
| Daylight | 11:09 | 10:54 | 11:03 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
December precipitation day by day mm
December UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Riviera Maya, Mexico · 10 weather points · Climate reference: Playa del Carmen (20.63°N, 87.07°W) · America/Cancun