Climate and average weather in Isla Mujeres
In Isla Mujeres, the weather is oppressive, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around October.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Isla Mujeres typically varies from 24°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 21°C or above 29°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Isla Mujeres for warm-weather activities are from early January to late May and mid November to late December.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 24°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 190 mm
- Driest
- Mar
- 24 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1010 mm
- 140 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.7–13.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 0 m
- 21.2°N
- Clearest
- Apr
- 35% cloud
Isla Mujeres is municipal seat of Isla Mujeres, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
- Founded
- 1850
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Isla Mujeres weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Isla Mujeres, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Isla Mujeres stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 29°C and low of 27°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 24°C and high of 25°C.
Days typically run about 1°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 24 |
| Feb | 25 | 24 |
| Mar | 26 | 24 |
| Apr | 26 | 25 |
| May | 27 | 26 |
| Jun | 28 | 27 |
| Jul | 28 | 27 |
| Aug | 29 | 27 |
| Sep | 28 | 27 |
| Oct | 28 | 26 |
| Nov | 27 | 25 |
| Dec | 26 | 24 |
How hot and cold Isla Mujeres really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Isla Mujeres feels like about 35°C (around August 13). About 127 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
| Air high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Feb | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Mar | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Jun | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Jul | 34 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Aug | 35 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Sep | 34 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Oct | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
| Nov | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Dec | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Isla Mujeres
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 24°C.
Isla Mujeres weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 24° | 65 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 25° / 24° | 35 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 26° / 24° | 24 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 26° / 25° | 25 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 7.9 |
| May | 27° / 26° | 66 | 9.1 | 13 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 28° / 27° | 131 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 28° / 27° | 66 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 29° / 27° | 91 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 5.3 |
| Sep | 28° / 27° | 164 | 20 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 28° / 26° | 190 | 19 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 27° / 25° | 90 | 11.6 | 11 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 26° / 24° | 62 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 6.7 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Isla Mujeres gets about 1010 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from around Jul 26 to Nov 14, peaking in September at about 72% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Apr 2.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 190 mm over about 19 wet days; March is the driest, with 24 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 33 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 37 | 47 | 66 | 61 | 39 | 38 |
| Rain days | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 10 |
| Feb | 24 | 7 |
| Mar | 16 | 5 |
| Apr | 16 | 5 |
| May | 31 | 9 |
| Jun | 50 | 16 |
| Jul | 37 | 11 |
| Aug | 47 | 15 |
| Sep | 66 | 20 |
| Oct | 61 | 19 |
| Nov | 39 | 12 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Isla Mujeres collects about 1010 mm of rain across 140 wet days — roughly 84 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 190 mm, while March is the driest at just 24 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 48% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 65 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 66 | 131 | 66 | 91 | 164 | 190 | 90 | 62 |
| Rain days | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 10 |
| Feb | 35 | 7 |
| Mar | 24 | 5 |
| Apr | 25 | 5 |
| May | 66 | 9 |
| Jun | 131 | 16 |
| Jul | 66 | 11 |
| Aug | 91 | 15 |
| Sep | 164 | 20 |
| Oct | 190 | 19 |
| Nov | 90 | 12 |
| Dec | 62 | 12 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Isla Mujeres, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around January 24 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around May 22. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 27 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around November 7. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 67 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 52 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 56 | 69 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 33 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 37 | 40 | 49 | 44 | 31 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 33 |
| Feb | 79 | 21 |
| Mar | 82 | 18 |
| Apr | 81 | 19 |
| May | 71 | 29 |
| Jun | 52 | 48 |
| Jul | 63 | 37 |
| Aug | 60 | 40 |
| Sep | 51 | 49 |
| Oct | 56 | 44 |
| Nov | 69 | 31 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 9, brings about 13 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:31 | 6:23 | 6:01 | 5:33 | 5:13 | 5:09 | 5:17 | 5:29 | 5:38 | 5:47 | 6:03 | 6:22 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:21 | 5:40 | 5:52 | 6:02 | 6:13 | 6:26 | 6:28 | 6:13 | 5:45 | 5:17 | 5:01 | 5:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 | 6:31 | 5:21 |
| Feb | 11.3 | 6:23 | 5:40 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:01 | 5:52 |
| Apr | 12.5 | 5:33 | 6:02 |
| May | 13.0 | 5:13 | 6:13 |
| Jun | 13.3 | 5:09 | 6:26 |
| Jul | 13.2 | 5:17 | 6:28 |
| Aug | 12.7 | 5:29 | 6:13 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:38 | 5:45 |
| Oct | 11.5 | 5:47 | 5:17 |
| Nov | 11.0 | 6:03 | 5:01 |
| Dec | 10.7 | 6:22 | 5:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Isla Mujeres averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.8 months, from around Jan 27 to May 23. The sunniest month is March, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 10 sunny days — about 50% fewer than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Sky | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 21 | Bright |
| Apr | 20 | Bright |
| May | 18 | Bright |
| Jun | 11 | Mixed |
| Jul | 15 | Mixed |
| Aug | 13 | Mixed |
| Sep | 10 | Mixed |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 16 | Bright |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Isla Mujeres, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.7 months, from around April 1 to November 19. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 20 to March 31, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 16% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Humid (%) | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| Muggy (%) | 33 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 |
| Oppressive (%) | 32 | 42 | 46 | 60 | 59 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 43 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 73 | 89 | 93 | 84 | 47 | 8 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 0 |
| Feb | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 1 |
| Mar | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 2 |
| Apr | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 11 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 33 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 73 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 84 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| Nov | 0 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 8 |
| Dec | 1 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Isla Mujeres is typically breezy, near 21 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Oct 20 to May 17. The windiest month is March, averaging about 25 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 18 to Oct 19, with August the calmest month at about 18 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | breezy |
| Feb | 24 | breezy |
| Mar | 25 | breezy |
| Apr | 24 | breezy |
| May | 22 | breezy |
| Jun | 20 | breezy |
| Jul | 18 | light breeze |
| Aug | 18 | light breeze |
| Sep | 18 | light breeze |
| Oct | 21 | breezy |
| Nov | 23 | breezy |
| Dec | 23 | breezy |
Hazard calendar for Isla Mujeres
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Isla Mujeres sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Isla Mujeres's rainy season runs June–June, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Isla Mujeres
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Isla Mujeres throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid January, Isla Mujeres is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Isla Mujeres for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late May, with a peak score in the last week of March.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Rating | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 | good |
| Feb | 7.6 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.0 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.8 | ideal |
| May | 6.8 | good |
| Jun | 5.5 | fair |
| Jul | 5.8 | good |
| Aug | 5.3 | fair |
| Sep | 4.5 | fair |
| Oct | 5.2 | fair |
| Nov | 6.5 | good |
| Dec | 6.7 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Isla Mujeres for hot-weather activities run from late June to late August and again from early November to late May, with a peak score in the first week of April.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Isla Mujeres, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Isla Mujeres packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In August, Isla Mujeres sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Isla Mujeres
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 28 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Tropical |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Isla Mujeres by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isla Mujeres peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 9 | Very high |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Isla Mujeres
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in April the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3 |
| Feb | 7 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 1.5 |
Air quality in Isla Mujeres by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Isla Mujeres is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 7 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 12 | Good |
| May | 15 | Moderate |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 22 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 9 | Good |
| Nov | 6 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Growing season
Isla Mujeres is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Isla Mujeres banks about 5,909 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 440 | 406 | 463 | 474 | 517 | 519 | 549 | 554 | 527 | 524 | 474 | 462 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 440 |
| Feb | 406 |
| Mar | 463 |
| Apr | 474 |
| May | 517 |
| Jun | 519 |
| Jul | 549 |
| Aug | 554 |
| Sep | 527 |
| Oct | 524 |
| Nov | 474 |
| Dec | 462 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Isla Mujeres receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Mar 8 to Sep 18. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.7 kWh/m² — roughly 43% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.3 | Intense |
| May | 6.4 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.6 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.2 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.4 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.0 | Bright |
| Dec | 3.7 | Moderate |
Where is Isla Mujeres?
Isla Mujeres sits at 21.2°N, 86.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cancun, 14 km away.
Topography around Isla Mujeres
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Isla Mujeres.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Isla Mujeres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 1 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 30 m.
The land around Isla Mujeres is covered by water (90%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (35%) within 80 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
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 Isla Mujeres (21.2311°, -86.731°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).