Bacalar (Laguna Bacalar) weather in July

July in Bacalar: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — a gamble, with 21 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Bacalar🇲🇽 Mexico · Yucatán & Belize · City63
  1. 79Jan
  2. 80Feb
  3. 76Mar
  4. 72Apr
  5. 66May
  6. 53Jun
  7. 63Jul
  8. 59Aug
  9. 57Sep
  10. 61Oct
  11. 71Nov
  12. 77Dec

#8 of 12 months in Bacalar · #1025 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 63/100 (tier C)

Days
33°C
Nights
26°C
Wet days
21
Sun
11.2 h
Humidity
82%
Daylight
13 h
Bacalar, Mexico
Photo: Carlos Bedoy · Pexels

Traveller notes on Bacalar in July

Yucatán coast forum threads describe July as hot and humid with daytime highs around 33C, right around when the 'canícula' - the year's hottest, driest stretch - typically begins in mid-month. It's technically wet season, but posters were consistent that forecasts predicting daily storms don't match reality; when rain does show up it's usually overnight or a brief afternoon shower rather than an all-day event. Hurricane risk in July specifically stays low, picking up more in the following months.
LagoonOfSevenColorsRegular · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Bacalar

Forum posters place January inside the more pleasant November-April stretch here - less humid and hot than summer, and correspondingly fewer mosquitoes around the famous Lagoon of Seven Colors. Days are typically sunny and warm, with pleasantly cool nights, though posters note a passing cold front can occasionally bring a properly chilly night and grey, drizzly skies - February sees this more often than January, but it's not ruled out either month. Hurricane risk, a real consideration in the surrounding region from June through November, is essentially off the table by January, one more reason posters favor this month for lagoon swimming and boat trips.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Bacalar climate normals — July

Daytime high33°C / 92°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low26°C / 78°F
Feels like (high)39°C / 102°F
Sea temperature31°C / 87°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall97 mm / 3.8 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days21 days
Humidity82%💦 very humid
Dew point25°C / 76°F
Sunshine11.2 h/day
Daylight13.1 h
Wind14 km/h / 9 mph
Air quality (US AQI)49🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Bacalar in July

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Bacalar's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherBacalar's weather peaks December–February.

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What's on in Bacalar in July

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Atlantic hurricane season

    1 Jun – 30 Nov

    Southern Quintana Roo sits on the western Caribbean track and September is the busiest fortnight of it. Inland on the lagoon you get the rain and the wind rather than the surge, but the road to Chetumal floods. Source ↗

What's on around the world in July →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Bacalar — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

Where is Bacalar?

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Bacalar in July — FAQ

Is July a good time to visit Bacalar?
July in Bacalar: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — a gamble, with 21 rainy days. It ranks #8 of 12 months for Bacalar on SeasonMap's comfort score (63/100).
What is the weather like in Bacalar in July?
In July, Bacalar averages a daily high of 33.2°C and a low of 25.6°C, with about 96.6 mm of rain over roughly 20.6 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Bacalar in July?
Bacalar has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 49 in July.

Within 300 km: Caye Caulker's Lobster season opens on 15 Jun – 14 Feb, and Tulum's Sea turtle nesting on 1 May – 31 Oct.