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 August
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · August: Good
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 28°C | 28°C | → 28°C |
| Typical high | → 31°C | 31°C | ▼ 30°C |
| Typical low | → 26°C | 26°C | → 26°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 29.6°C | 30.2°C | ▲ 30.3°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 96 mm | 164 mm | ▲ 174 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 16 d | 20 d | ▲ 21 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 80% | 79% | ▲ 81% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 11.4 h | 11.2 h | ▼ 10.5 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 14% | 13% | ▲ 14% |
| Midday UV | → 12 | 12 | ▼ 11 |
| Daylight | 13:14 | 12:49 | 12:15 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
August temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
August precipitation day by day mm
August 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