Playa del Carmen weather in July

In July, Playa del Carmen sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 80 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Playa del Carmen's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playa del Carmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Playa del Carmen is municipal seat of Playa del Carmen, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Founded
1937

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Playa del Carmen reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Playa del Carmen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Playa del Carmen weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°5510.510.96.9
Feb26° / 23°276.511.37.4
Mar27° / 23°275.811.97.5
Apr28° / 24°325.912.57.0
May29° / 25°8311.7135.6
Jun29° / 26°15417.313.24.5
Jul30° / 26°8014.113.14.8
Aug30° / 26°10016.812.74.4
Sep29° / 26°1662212.13.8
Oct28° / 25°18819.511.54.6
Nov27° / 24°8411.9116.3
Dec26° / 23°5410.710.86.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45446
55446
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75644
85743
95941
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116040
126139
136238
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Playa del Carmen gets around 80 mm of rain over 14.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21684
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:156:29
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813.25:176:29
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1313.25:196:29
1413.25:196:28
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Playa del Carmen

In seasonPeak

In July, Playa del Carmen sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Playa del Carmen sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Playa del Carmen's rainy season runs August–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 July a good time to visit Playa del Carmen?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Playa del Carmen for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Playa del Carmen in July

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

In July, Playa del Carmen sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Playa del Carmen in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Playa del Carmen in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Playa del Carmen peaks around April 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 18UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Playa del Carmen in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Playa del Carmen 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2024 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Playa del Carmen?

Playa del Carmen sits at 20.6°N, 87.1°W, 9 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cozumel, 20 km away.

Topography around Playa del Carmen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Playa del Carmen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playa del Carmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m.

The land around Playa del Carmen is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
36 m
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July weather nearby: Cozumel 20 km · Tulum 61 km · Cancun 65 km · Isla Mujeres 76 km · Valladolid 117 km · Tizimín 125 km · Felipe Carrillo Puerto 154 km · Chichen Itza 155 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 Playa del Carmen (20.6274°, -87.0799°, elevation 9 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).