Playa del Carmen Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Playa del Carmen, Mexico, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Playa del Carmen month looks like before you travel — then check the live Playa del Carmen forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

August

32°C average high

Coolest month

January

21°C average low

Wettest month

October

90 mm of rain

Driest month

April

13 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Playa del Carmen by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	27°C	21°C	13°C / 31°C	37 mm	80%	13 km/h
February	28°C	21°C	11°C / 32°C	15 mm	78%	14 km/h
March	28°C	22°C	10°C / 33°C	18 mm	77%	15 km/h
April	30°C	23°C	15°C / 33°C	13 mm	77%	15 km/h
May	31°C	24°C	13°C / 35°C	24 mm	78%	14 km/h
June	31°C	25°C	20°C / 35°C	85 mm	82%	14 km/h
July	32°C	25°C	19°C / 35°C	25 mm	83%	12 km/h
August	32°C	25°C	19°C / 36°C	51 mm	83%	11 km/h
September	31°C	25°C	17°C / 35°C	62 mm	84%	11 km/h
October	30°C	24°C	18°C / 36°C	90 mm	84%	12 km/h
November	28°C	22°C	14°C / 32°C	59 mm	81%	13 km/h
December	28°C	21°C	12°C / 31°C	50 mm	82%	13 km/h

Best time to visit Playa del Carmen

The most comfortable time to visit Playa del Carmen is generally January to March, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. Temperatures stay fairly even all year and rain concentrates around October, totalling about 530 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for August, when highs average 32°C. October is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 90 mm, roughly 7× the rainfall of the driest month (April).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Playa del Carmen forecast for what is happening now.