Tulum, Mexico

There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Tulum's numbers hold their own: a 96/100 sun score at its March peak, when rain interrupts roughly 32% of days. For a sand-and-sea holiday under a tropical sky, the data is a good starting point.

The year runs from average lows of 21°C in January to highs of 31°C in July. On the rain ledger, April is the safest bet at a 30% chance of a wet day, while September climbs to 73%. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 31°C against winter's 27°C, while rain-day odds move from 43% in winter and 37% in spring to 60% in summer and 62% through autumn. Spring wins on the numbers and autumn loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, January buys you 27°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Tulum

The best month on record is March — a 96/100 sun score, built on 34% cloud cover and 32% rain-day odds — followed by April and February. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip June if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 81/100.

For context: in March, Tulum is drier than 60% of the tropical destinations we track.

Month-by-month breakdown for Tulum → · More destinations for March →

Right now the 15-day outlook shows 9 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 18°C and 32°C — which is how Tulum earns its current 96/100 sun score.