Best time to visit Riviera Maya
Our pick for sun: January to April, December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to April, December
- BeachJanuary to April, December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 83/100 | Ideal, 93/100 | Ideal, 93/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Good, 73/100 | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 54/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 24/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Good, 65/100, Cyclone season | Ideal, 83/100 |
| Beach | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Ideal, 92/100 | Good, 77/100 | Fair, 50/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Good, 60/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Good, 68/100, Cyclone season | Ideal, 85/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 19°C | 27°C | 49 mm |
| February | 28°C | 19°C | 27°C | 32 mm |
| March | 29°C | 20°C | 27°C | 35 mm |
| April | 31°C | 22°C | 27°C | 42 mm |
| May | 32°C | 23°C | 28°C | 96 mm |
| June | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 170 mm |
| July | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 116 mm |
| August | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 141 mm |
| September | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 194 mm |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | 29°C | 172 mm |
| November | 29°C | 21°C | 28°C | 66 mm |
| December | 28°C | 20°C | 27°C | 44 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 4 h 15 min
- From YYZ : about 3 h 50 min
- From YVR : about 6 h 10 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).