Climate averages 1991–2020
Playa del Carmen weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Playa del Carmen: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cozumel (20 km away). In February its highs average 25.7°C, 0.7°C cooler than Playa del Carmen, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Playa del Carmen ranks joint 35th of 153 for the warmest February highs and joint 118th of 153 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 153 cities is 24.3°C; Playa del Carmen is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 27 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Playa del Carmen climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 55 | 10.5 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 26.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 27 | 6.5 | 11.511 h |
| March | 27.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 27 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 32 | 5.9 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 82 | 11.6 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 154 | 17.2 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.0°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 80 | 14.1 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.1°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 99 | 16.7 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 166 | 21.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 188 | 19.6 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 84 | 11.9 | 11.211 h |
| December | 26.2°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 54 | 10.6 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Cozumel in FebruaryMexico · 20 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Cancún in FebruaryMexico · 65 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 22.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Kanasín in FebruaryMexico · 260 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Mérida in FebruaryMexico · 267 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Chetumal in FebruaryMexico · 267 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Campeche in FebruaryMexico · 369 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Pinar del Río in FebruaryCuba · 403 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Belmopan in FebruaryBelize · 415 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 38 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Playa del Carmen) is explained once on the Playa del Carmen year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.