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Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Playa del Carmen has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1386 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 225 mm while February barely receives 43 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Playa del Carmen climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Victoria, about 28 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.