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Monthly climate in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Playa del Carmen features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1164 mm (45.8 inches) and receives 179 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Playa del Carmen enjoys an average of 3686 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

The warmest months in Playa del Carmen are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Playa del Carmen experiences 313 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

Playa del Carmen usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 185 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Playa del Carmen are February, March and April. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62 (2.4) 30 (1.2) 27 (1.1) 43 (1.7) 103 (4.1) 185 (7.3) 61 (2.4) 113 (4.4) 141 (5.5) 230 (9.0) 110 (4.3) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 10 6 7 18 19 15 17 21 25 16 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Playa del Carmen are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Playa del Carmen: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 234 283 325 327 343 303 338 328 309 298 296 298
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 1m 11h 27m 12h 2m 12h 37m 13h 6m 13h 21m 13h 13m 12h 47m 12h 13m 11h 38m 11h 8m 10h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

Playa del Carmen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Playa del Carmen UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 8 7