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 September
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · September: Good
| August | September | October | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 28°C | 28°C | ▼ 27°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 31°C | 30°C | → 30°C |
| Typical low | → 26°C | 26°C | ▼ 25°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 30.2°C | 30.3°C | ▼ 29.8°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 164 mm | 174 mm | ▲ 211 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 20 d | 21 d | ▲ 22 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 79% | 81% | ▲ 83% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 11.2 h | 10.5 h | ▼ 9.9 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 13% | 14% | ▲ 15% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 12 | 11 | ▼ 9 |
| Daylight | 12:49 | 12:15 | 11:40 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
September temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
September precipitation day by day mm
September 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