Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Felipe Carrillo Puerto sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 95 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Felipe Carrillo Puerto's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Felipe Carrillo Puerto's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
95 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.1
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical winter day in Felipe Carrillo Puerto reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Felipe Carrillo Puerto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 4 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
4
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°389.3116.3
Feb29° / 20°175.611.36.0
Mar31° / 21°234.611.95.3
Apr32° / 23°346.912.44.2
May33° / 24°8112.212.93.4
Jun32° / 25°16719.413.23.1
Jul32° / 25°961713.13.2
Aug33° / 25°11518.812.72.9
Sep32° / 24°16122.512.12.8
Oct31° / 23°15119.111.53.6
Nov29° / 21°661111.15.2
Dec28° / 20°409.810.85.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Felipe Carrillo Puerto gets around 95 mm of rain over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Felipe Carrillo Puerto

In seasonPeak

None of Felipe Carrillo Puerto's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Felipe Carrillo Puerto?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Felipe Carrillo Puerto for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Felipe Carrillo Puerto sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Felipe Carrillo Puerto peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Felipe Carrillo Puerto is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2326 µg/m³Dec 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr12Good
May17Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Felipe Carrillo Puerto?

Felipe Carrillo Puerto sits at 19.6°N, 88.0°W, 15 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tulum, 93 km away.

Topography around Felipe Carrillo Puerto

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Felipe Carrillo Puerto.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Felipe Carrillo Puerto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m.

The land around Felipe Carrillo Puerto is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
148 m
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Winter weather nearby: Tulum 93 km · Bacalar 106 km · Peto 110 km · Chetumal 121 km · Ek Balam 123 km · Valladolid 125 km · Chichen Itza 133 km · Tecax 147 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Felipe Carrillo Puerto (19.5775°, -88.0453°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.