Playa del Carmen climate — normals and trends
Playa del Carmen (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Playa del Carmen averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Playa del Carmen has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 3 June 2023) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 2 March 1986).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Playa del CarmenQuintana Roo
- coords
- 20.63°, -87.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,114mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
350 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.6 °C
3 June 2023
Coldest day
14.8 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
211 mm
21 October 2005
Windiest day
90.8 km/h
21 October 2005
Strongest gust
167.8 km/h
21 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 153 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 47 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 89 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 122 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 149 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 83 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 92 mm | +21 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Playa del Carmen?
The hottest day measured in Playa del Carmen between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2023, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Playa del Carmen?
The coldest day measured in Playa del Carmen between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Playa del Carmen?
Almost never: Playa del Carmen sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Playa del Carmen warmed?
Yes: Playa del Carmen warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Playa del Carmen?
The wettest day measured in Playa del Carmen between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2005, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Playa del Carmen?
The windiest day measured in Playa del Carmen between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2005, with winds reaching 90.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Playa del Carmen?
The warmest month in Playa del Carmen is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen receives on average 1,114 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Playa del Carmen?
Yes: Playa del Carmen has on average 350 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Playa del Carmen?
In Playa del Carmen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 24 December 1989.
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Playa del Carmen