Tulum climate — normals and trends
Tulum (Mexico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Tulum averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Tulum has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 2 June 2023) and the coldest 13.3 °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
TulumQuintana Roo
- coords
- 20.21°, -87.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
341 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
32.8 °C
2 June 2023
Coldest day
13.3 °C
2 March 1986
Wettest day
277 mm
21 October 2005
Windiest day
80.5 km/h
21 October 2005
Strongest gust
159.8 km/h
21 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
26 August 2014
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
2 March 1986
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 184 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 58 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 111 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 124 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 164 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tulum?
Tulum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tulum?
The hottest day measured in Tulum between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2023, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tulum?
The coldest day measured in Tulum between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1986, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tulum?
Almost never: Tulum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tulum warmed?
Yes: Tulum warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tulum?
The wettest day measured in Tulum between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2005, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tulum?
The windiest day measured in Tulum between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2005, with winds reaching 80.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tulum?
The warmest month in Tulum is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tulum?
Tulum receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tulum?
Tulum gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tulum?
Yes: Tulum has on average 341 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tulum?
In Tulum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 26 August 2014, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 2 March 1986.
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