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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 92°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 58°F at night. Precipitation totals about 55 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 8.9 inches while February barely receives 1.70 inches.
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 (°F) | 82 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 81 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 71 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 92 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 60 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.9 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
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 (mph) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 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 (mph) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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.