Playa del Carmen Temperature by Month
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Playa del Carmen Monthly Temperatures
With little seasonal fluctuation, Playa del Carmen offers a predictable and steady climate. Maximum daytime temperatures reach a very warm 31°C (88°F) in August and a comfortable 27°C (81°F) in January. At night, lows range from 26°C (79°F) to 22°C (72°F) throughout the year.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Playa del Carmen by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. August, the warmest month, averages 220 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Daily Historical Temperatures
50-year average (1976-2025)
Average high and low temperatures for each day of the month based on long-term records.
Average temperatures in June
Historical Playa del Carmen Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Playa del Carmen spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Playa del Carmen vs Mexico
The map below shows the annual temperature across Mexico. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Playa del Carmen vs World: Temperature Compared
Playa del Carmen's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Playa del Carmen's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Playa del Carmen climate page.
