Bacalar vs Playa del Carmen: which is better, month by month

Playa del Carmen beats Bacalar in all 12 months — its lead peaks in June (76 vs 53).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bacalar

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
February 80/100
Months won
0 of 12

Playa del Carmen

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
February 93/100
Months won
12 of 12

Bacalar vs Playa del Carmen — all 12 months

MonthBacalarPlaya del CarmenWinnerGap
January79Bhot, a little rain, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, clean airPlaya del Carmen10
February80Ahot, dry, clean air93Shot, dry, clean airPlaya del Carmen13
March76Bsweltering, dry, clean air93Ssweltering, dry, clean airPlaya del Carmen17
April72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air91Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airPlaya del Carmen19
May66Csweltering, a little rain, clean air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airPlaya del Carmen21
June53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air76Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPlaya del Carmen23
July63Csweltering, rainy, clean air84Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPlaya del Carmen21
August59Dsweltering, rainy, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airPlaya del Carmen21
September57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPlaya del Carmen21
October61Csweltering, rainy, clean air79Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPlaya del Carmen18
November71Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air88Ahot, a little rain, clean airPlaya del Carmen17
December77Bhot, a little rain, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, clean airPlaya del Carmen12

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (53 vs 76). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.