Placencia vs Tulum: which is better, month by month

Tulum beats Placencia in 10 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (86 vs 70) — and they are within 3 points in March to April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Placencia

🇧🇿 Belize · tropical climate

Best month: March 90/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Tulum

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month: February 92/100
Months won: 10 of 12

Placencia vs Tulum — all 12 months

Month	Placencia	Tulum	Winner	Gap
January	84Ahot, rainy, clean air	88Awarm, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	4
February	88Ahot, a little rain, clean air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tulum	4
March	90Shot, a little rain, muggy air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tie	2
April	90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy air	92Shot, dry, clean air	Tie	2
May	83Asweltering, rainy, muggy air	88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	5
June	67Csweltering, soaked, clean air	73Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tulum	6
July	70Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air	86Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Tulum	16
August	71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	81Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tulum	10
September	73Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Tulum	7
October	71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tulum	8
November	75Bhot, soaked, clean air	86Ahot, rainy, clean air	Tulum	11
December	79Bhot, rainy, clean air	87Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Tulum	8

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (70 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.