It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on September and a markedly drier stretch around February. In February, expect highs around 27°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
Things to Do
Chichén Itzá and the region's cenotes (natural swimming sinkholes) are the signature attractions, alongside Tulum's cliffside ruins.
Local Cuisine
Try cochinita pibil, slow-roasted pork with a distinctly Yucatecan flavor.
Month-by-month weather
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
JanuaryGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/20°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 20°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:35 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Daylight10h 51m
FebruaryBest
Expect warm days around 27°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 20°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:21 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Daylight11h 18m
MarchBest
Expect warm days around 28°/21°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 21°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset5:56 PM
Daylight11h 51m
AprilBest
Expect warm days around 29°/22°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 22°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise5:45 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Daylight12h 30m
MayOK
Expect warm days around 30°/23°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 23°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Daylight13h 1m
JuneAvoid
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 24°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset6:38 PM
Daylight13h 17m
JulyAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Daylight13h 10m
AugustAvoid
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Daylight12h 44m
SeptemberAvoid
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 24°C
Rainfall160 mm
Rainy days20
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Daylight12h 7m
OctoberAvoid
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Daylight11h 30m
NovemberOK
Expect warm days around 28°/22°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 22°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 58m
DecemberGreat
Expect warm days around 27°/20°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests