Playa del Carmen: weather and best time to visit
Playa del Carmen (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 26°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Playa del Carmen
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Playa del Carmen climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 22° | 27° | 10 | 9 | 83 | 79 | 65 |
| Feb | 26° | 22° | 27° | 7 | 10 | 89 | 84 | 68 |
| Mar | 27° | 23° | 27° | 6 | 11 | 91 | 82 | 66 |
| Apr | 28° | 24° | 27° | 7 | 12 | 90 | 76 | 60 |
| May | 29° | 25° | 28° | 14 | 12 | 81 | 59 | 43 |
| Jun | 29° | 26° | 29° | 20 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
| Jul | 30° | 26° | 29° | 18 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Aug | 30° | 26° | 29° | 21 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Sep | 30° | 26° | 29° | 25 | 10 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Oct | 28° | 25° | 29° | 21 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Nov | 27° | 23° | 28° | 12 | 10 | 84 | 72 | 56 |
| Dec | 26° | 22° | 27° | 10 | 10 | 85 | 80 | 64 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Playa del Carmen in January
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Playa del Carmen in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Playa del Carmen in March
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 6 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Playa del Carmen in April
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Playa del Carmen in May
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 14 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Playa del Carmen in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 20 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Playa del Carmen in July
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Playa del Carmen in August
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 26°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Playa del Carmen in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 26°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 25 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Playa del Carmen in October
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Playa del Carmen in November
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Playa del Carmen in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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