Bacalar vs Tulum: which is better, month by month

Tulum beats Bacalar in all 12 months — its lead peaks in July (86 vs 63).

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

Tulum

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month: February 92/100
Months won: 12 of 12

Bacalar vs Tulum — all 12 months

Month	Bacalar	Tulum	Winner	Gap
January	79Bhot, a little rain, clean air	88Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	9
February	80Ahot, dry, clean air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tulum	12
March	76Bsweltering, dry, clean air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tulum	16
April	72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tulum	20
May	66Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	22
June	53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	73Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tulum	20
July	63Csweltering, rainy, clean air	86Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Tulum	23
August	59Dsweltering, rainy, clean air	81Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tulum	22
September	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tulum	23
October	61Csweltering, rainy, clean air	79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tulum	18
November	71Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	86Ahot, rainy, clean air	Tulum	15
December	77Bhot, a little rain, clean air	87Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (63 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.