Playa del Carmen monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen average temperature chart (Celsius) Playa del Carmen average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Playa del Carmen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.7 30.3 31.7 32.2 32 32.3 32.6 31.6 30.5 29.2 28.3
°F 82.5 83.7 86.5 89.1 90 89.6 90.1 90.6 89 86.8 84.5 82.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Playa del Carmen monthly rainfall chart (mm) Playa del Carmen monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Playa del Carmen (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 77 57 38 46 109 189 121 146 237 214 107 97
inches 3 2.2 1.5 1.8 4.3 7.4 4.8 5.7 9.3 8.4 4.2 3.8
Rainy days 7 6 4 3 7 12 12 13 15 14 8 8

Average annual rainfall in Playa del Carmen: 1369.8mm (539.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Playa del Carmen
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.9 7.3 7.9 8.5 8.5 7.3 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Playa del Carmen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Playa del Carmen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Playa del Carmen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18.7 18.7 19.9 21.3 22.2 23.2 22.9 23 23.2 22.6 20.6 19.3
Max °C 28.3 29 30.6 32 32.5 32.2 32.5 32.8 31.9 30.7 29.4 28.5
Min °F 65.7 65.6 67.7 70.3 71.9 73.8 73.2 73.4 73.7 72.6 69.1 66.7
Max °F 74.3 74.8 77.4 79.9 81.1 81.9 81.9 82.2 81.5 79.9 77 75

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Playa del Carmen average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Playa del Carmen average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Playa del Carmen in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26 26.1 26.6 27.4 28 28.4 28.8 29 28.5 27.7 26.8
°F 79.2 78.8 78.9 79.9 81.4 82.4 83.1 83.9 84.1 83.4 81.8 80.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Playa del Carmen average winspeed by month (km/h) Playa del Carmen average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Playa del Carmen (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 13 15 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 11
mph 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Playa del Carmen relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Playa del Carmen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 81% 79% 79% 80% 83% 85% 85% 87% 86% 83% 83%

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Playa del Carmen weather stats

Playa del Carmen weather statistics
Hottest month: August 32.6°C 90.7°F
Driest month: March 38mm 1.5ins
Sunniest month: April 8.5hrs
Coldest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Wettest month: September 237mm 9.3ins
Warmest sea: September 29°C 84.2°F
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