Climate and average weather in Playas del Rosario
In Playas del Rosario, the summers are muggy, sweltering, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are warm and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Playas del Rosario typically varies from 19°C to 34°C, and is rarely below 16°C or above 38°C. May is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Playas del Rosario for warm-weather activities is from mid November to mid March.
- Hottest
- May
- 34°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 19°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 246 mm
- Driest
- Apr
- 61 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1682 mm
- 169 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.9–13.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 18 m
- 17.9°N
- Clearest
- Mar
- 37% cloud
Playas del Rosario is town of Tabasco State, Mexico.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Playas del Rosario 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 mid November to mid March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Playas del Rosario, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Playas del Rosario stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is May, with an average high of 34°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 19°C and high of 27°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 19 |
| Feb | 28 | 19 |
| Mar | 31 | 21 |
| Apr | 33 | 23 |
| May | 34 | 24 |
| Jun | 34 | 25 |
| Jul | 34 | 24 |
| Aug | 34 | 24 |
| Sep | 32 | 24 |
| Oct | 30 | 23 |
| Nov | 29 | 21 |
| Dec | 27 | 20 |
How hot and cold Playas del Rosario 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, Playas del Rosario feels like about 40°C (around June 9). About 245 days a year carry some heat stress, and 126 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
| Air high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Air low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Feb | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
| Mar | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 |
| Apr | 37 | 33 | 23 | 23 |
| May | 40 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Jun | 40 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
| Jul | 39 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Aug | 40 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Sep | 38 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 35 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Nov | 31 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Dec | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
Average hourly temperature in Playas del Rosario
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 May afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 19°C.
Playas del Rosario 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 | 27° / 19° | 138 | 11.9 | 11 | 6.4 |
| Feb | 28° / 19° | 96 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 31° / 21° | 62 | 7 | 11.9 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 33° / 23° | 61 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
| May | 34° / 24° | 83 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 34° / 25° | 184 | 18.5 | 13 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 34° / 24° | 105 | 14.4 | 13 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 34° / 24° | 169 | 20.2 | 12.6 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 32° / 24° | 242 | 24.4 | 12.1 | 2.6 |
| Oct | 30° / 23° | 246 | 20.2 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 29° / 21° | 172 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 27° / 20° | 124 | 11.5 | 11 | 6.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Playas del Rosario gets about 1682 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around May 27 to Nov 17, peaking in September at about 81% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Mar 25.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 246 mm over about 20 wet days; April is the driest, with 61 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 38 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 59 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 67 | 47 | 38 |
| Rain days | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 12 |
| Feb | 32 | 9 |
| Mar | 22 | 7 |
| Apr | 22 | 7 |
| May | 35 | 11 |
| Jun | 59 | 19 |
| Jul | 49 | 14 |
| Aug | 64 | 20 |
| Sep | 80 | 24 |
| Oct | 67 | 20 |
| Nov | 47 | 14 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Playas del Rosario collects about 1682 mm of rain across 169 wet days — roughly 140 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 246 mm, while April is the driest at just 61 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 138 | 96 | 62 | 61 | 83 | 184 | 105 | 169 | 242 | 246 | 172 | 124 |
| Rain days | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 138 | 12 |
| Feb | 96 | 9 |
| Mar | 62 | 7 |
| Apr | 61 | 7 |
| May | 83 | 11 |
| Jun | 184 | 19 |
| Jul | 105 | 14 |
| Aug | 169 | 20 |
| Sep | 242 | 24 |
| Oct | 246 | 20 |
| Nov | 172 | 14 |
| Dec | 124 | 12 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Playas del Rosario, 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 November 4 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 28. The clearest month is April, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 29 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around November 3. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 57 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 62 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 58 |
| Cloudier (%) | 43 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 63 | 44 | 42 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 43 |
| Feb | 66 | 34 |
| Mar | 73 | 27 |
| Apr | 75 | 25 |
| May | 62 | 38 |
| Jun | 34 | 66 |
| Jul | 37 | 63 |
| Aug | 33 | 67 |
| Sep | 22 | 78 |
| Oct | 37 | 63 |
| Nov | 56 | 44 |
| Dec | 58 | 42 |
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 12, brings about 13 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:50 | 6:44 | 6:25 | 6:00 | 5:43 | 5:40 | 5:48 | 5:58 | 6:03 | 6:09 | 6:23 | 6:40 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:52 | 6:08 | 6:18 | 6:24 | 6:33 | 6:44 | 6:47 | 6:34 | 6:09 | 5:44 | 5:31 | 5:36 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.0 | 6:50 | 5:52 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 6:44 | 6:08 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:25 | 6:18 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:00 | 6:24 |
| May | 12.8 | 5:43 | 6:33 |
| Jun | 13.0 | 5:40 | 6:44 |
| Jul | 13.0 | 5:48 | 6:47 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 5:58 | 6:34 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:03 | 6:09 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:09 | 5:44 |
| Nov | 11.2 | 6:23 | 5:31 |
| Dec | 11.0 | 6:40 | 5:36 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Playas del Rosario averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 18 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.7 months, from around Jan 7 to May 28. The sunniest month is March, with roughly 18 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is September, down near 3 sunny days — about 84% fewer than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 7 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 5 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 3 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 6 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 11 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
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.
Playas del Rosario is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is April, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 95% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 4% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Muggy (%) | 53 | 54 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 49 |
| Oppressive (%) | 24 | 30 | 42 | 62 | 67 | 51 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 61 | 59 | 37 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 25 | 37 | 52 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 18 | 53 | 24 | 0 |
| Feb | 2 | 14 | 54 | 30 | 0 |
| Mar | 3 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 2 |
| Apr | 0 | 5 | 25 | 62 | 7 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 11 | 67 | 22 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 44 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 25 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 37 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 52 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 30 |
| Nov | 1 | 6 | 30 | 59 | 5 |
| Dec | 2 | 12 | 49 | 37 | 1 |
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.
Wind in Playas del Rosario is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Best time to visit Playas del Rosario
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Playas del Rosario throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late November, Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of January.
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) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Rating | good | good | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 | good |
| Feb | 6.1 | good |
| Mar | 5.1 | fair |
| Apr | 3.7 | fair |
| May | 2.9 | poor |
| Jun | 2.5 | poor |
| Jul | 2.6 | poor |
| Aug | 2.4 | poor |
| Sep | 2.6 | poor |
| Oct | 3.7 | fair |
| Nov | 5.1 | fair |
| Dec | 6.3 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Playas del Rosario for hot-weather activities is from early November to mid May, with a peak score in the last week of February.
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 Playas del Rosario, 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.
For a warm-season trip around May (highs near 34°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 27°C), pack light clothes and rain gear.
In May, Playas del Rosario sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 7 (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 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Level | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 10 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Playas del Rosario
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 | 7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 6 | 2.5 |
Air quality in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 32 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) | 32 | 37 | 46 | 69 | 77 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 |
| Level | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | Moderate |
| Feb | 37 | Poor |
| Mar | 46 | Poor |
| Apr | 69 | Unhealthy |
| May | 77 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 52 | Poor |
| Jul | 45 | Poor |
| Aug | 40 | Poor |
| Sep | 41 | Poor |
| Oct | 38 | Poor |
| Nov | 36 | Poor |
| Dec | 37 | Poor |
Growing season
Playas del Rosario 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. Playas del Rosario banks about 6,073 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 398 | 387 | 489 | 543 | 599 | 572 | 591 | 585 | 533 | 513 | 445 | 418 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 398 |
| Feb | 387 |
| Mar | 489 |
| Apr | 543 |
| May | 599 |
| Jun | 572 |
| Jul | 591 |
| Aug | 585 |
| Sep | 533 |
| Oct | 513 |
| Nov | 445 |
| Dec | 418 |
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.
Playas del Rosario receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.7 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Feb 26 to Sep 7. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.7 kWh/m² — roughly 42% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.5 | Intense |
| May | 6.4 | Intense |
| Jun | 5.7 | Bright |
| Jul | 6.2 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.7 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.9 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.8 | Moderate |
Where is Playas del Rosario?
Playas del Rosario sits at 17.9°N, 92.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Río de Teapa, 9.0 km away.
Topography around Playas del Rosario
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Playas del Rosario.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,423 m.
The land around Playas del Rosario is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (32%) 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 Playas del Rosario (17.8529°, -92.9324°, elevation 18 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. 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).