How warm does Yucatán & the Riviera Maya get?

Typical daytime highs in Yucatán & the Riviera Maya are Mar–May 29°C (85°F), Jun–Aug 31°C (88°F), Sep–Nov 30°C (85°F), Dec–Feb 27°C (80°F).

Is Yucatán & the Riviera Maya expensive?

On the ground, Yucatán & the Riviera Maya is mid-range.

Latin America & Caribbean / Mexico

Yucatán & the Riviera Maya

Q: What sort of trip is Yucatán & the Riviera Maya good for?

Yucatán & the Riviera Maya is good for sunshine and salt water, eating extremely well, old stones and real towns, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Yucatán & the Riviera Maya · Mexico · Cancún

Mayan pyramids in the jungle, freshwater cenotes you jump into out of the heat, and reef a short swim from the sand.

The best time to visit Yucatán & the Riviera Maya is Dec–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 29°C (85°F). Local time there is 09:31 (UTC-5).

Best time to go

Dec–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

CUN · Cancún

Good for

sunshine and salt water eating extremely well old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February March April December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 160mm0 to 6.3in

January · high 79°F · rain 3.7in · 11.0h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Cancún, this page’s gateway

Yucatán & the Riviera Maya month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	26°C79°F	93mm3.7in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window
February	27°C81°F	48mm1.9in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
March	28°C82°F	37mm1.5in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	30°C85°F	38mm1.5in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window
May	30°C86°F	86mm3.4in	13.1h13.1h
June	30°C86°F	136mm5.4in	13.4h13.4h
July	31°C88°F	53mm2.1in	13.3h13.3h
August	31°C88°F	113mm4.4in	12.8h12.8h
September	31°C87°F	92mm3.6in	12.2h12.2h
October	30°C86°F	159mm6.3in	11.6h11.6h
November	28°C83°F	141mm5.6in	11.1h11.1h
December	27°C80°F	89mm3.5in	10.9h10.9h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: MXN · peso
Language: Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Plug: A, B
Driving: on the right

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