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When is the best time to visit Tulum?

The best time to visit Tulum is between November and April, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Tulum is a warm-year climate with a drier stretch and a wetter one, not four seasons in the European sense. The hot months are the outdoor months until the rain takes over. Tulum is a city in Mexico. This page is about Tulum, not a country average.

Most visitors come in the drier stretch and treat the wet months as a different trip: slower days, heavier skies, still warm. The monthly table on this page still owns the averages. This layer is how Tulum actually feels.

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Dry season

The drier stretch in Tulum is when outdoor days are the default. January, February, March and April sit on that side of the year. Heat is still the point. Rain is not gone, it is no longer in charge.

Tulum in Mexico in these weeks is a warm-weather trip: early starts, shade at midday, evenings outside. It is not a European spring with a light jumper.

Read Tulum in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Wet season

The wetter stretch in Tulum is still warm. May, June, July and August sit on that side of the year. Days can be heavy. Showers arrive, dump, and often leave the air stickier than before.

This is a slower trip, not a cancelled one. Build indoor hours into the afternoon. Do not treat Tulum as closed. Treat it as a place where the sky does more of the talking than it does in the dry months.

Read Tulum in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Tulum weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Tulum, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Tulum weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January24°C / 74°F38 mm
February25°C / 77°F36 mm
March26°C / 79°F36 mm
April28°C / 82°F31 mm
May29°C / 85°F138 mm
June29°C / 84°F150 mm
July29°C / 84°F135 mm
August29°C / 85°F169 mm
September29°C / 84°F195 mm
October27°C / 81°F190 mm
November25°C / 77°F99 mm
December24°C / 75°F56 mm

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FAQs about Tulum weather

Climate averages for Tulum, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Tulum is between November and April, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

May is the hottest month, with an average around 29°C.

September is the wettest month, with about 195 mm of rain.

Tulum has a distinct rainy season from May to October, peaking in September at about 195 mm. The dry season runs from November to April.

January is the coolest month, averaging 24°C (74°F) against 29°C (85°F) in May.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.