Cozumel weather in March

March in Cozumel: hot, dry — one of the best months to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Cozumel🇲🇽 Mexico · Yucatán & Belize · Island91
  1. 86Jan
  2. 91Feb
  3. 91Mar
  4. 90Apr
  5. 86May
  6. 72Jun
  7. 84Jul
  8. 80Aug
  9. 79Sep
  10. 74Oct
  11. 82Nov
  12. 84Dec

#2 of 12 months in Cozumel · #102 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 91/100 (tier S)

Days
31°C
Nights
21°C
Wet days
6
Sun
11 h
Humidity
73%
Daylight
12 h
Cozumel, Mexico
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Traveller notes on Cozumel in March

Cozumel's forum calls March a favorite — warm days in the high 70s to low 80s°F, comfortably cool nights, and one of the two driest months of the year alongside December. Regulars note a passing 'Norte' cold front can still bring a need for a light sweater at night, and that spring showers when they happen are typically brief, an hour or so before the heat returns.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Cozumel

Regulars are specific this month splits into two real halves - the beginning typically drier, while the probability of rain increases toward the end as the wet season gets underway, most storms lasting just 15 to 30 minutes and highly localized rather than island-wide. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 32.7C reading as a scorching 37C, over 24C nights feeling 26C, with 65.3mm of rain across 10.4 days and humidity at 78 percent. Regulars are consistent forecasts here aren't reliable, it can rain somewhere on the island while another spot stays completely dry, so a poor-looking forecast is no reason to change plans. Warm enough for swimming remains the consistent read regardless of any given day's rain chances. The sea sits at a bath-warm 28.6C. The record: 11.7 hours of sun, a 26 kph wind and AQI 46.
DrierFirstHalfWetterAsSeasonTurns · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Cozumel-forum threads on July weather are direct: plenty hot and humid, daytime temperatures near the mid-90s Fahrenheit with humidity that regulars describe as running close to total, muggy even in the earliest morning hours before the sun is properly up. Rain is real this time of year, marking the start of the wet season, but posters are consistent that a full washed-out day is uncommon - more typical is a shower on one side of the island while the other stays dry, or thirty minutes of rain followed by hours of sun. A handful of visits do land on the other extreme, a full day or week of rain, but regulars call that the exception rather than what to expect. Multiple posters who've visited Cozumel dozens of times across June and July say they've almost always had a great trip regardless of the heat and humidity. The record: a scorching 33.4C by day feeling like a punishing 39C, 24.6C nights, 68mm across 12.4 days, 79 percent humidity, a 29.7C sea and 11.8 hours of sun.
SanMiguelJulyRegular · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Cozumel-forum threads explaining what a norte is lay out January's real rhythm: a typical day is sunny and warm, but cold fronts roll through roughly every seven to ten days, dropping daytime temperatures into the mid-20s Celsius and nights to around 15C, with strong wind and precipitation riding in alongside each one. Fronts usually last two to three days, occasionally longer, and are frequent enough between November and March that dive trips need a backup plan - a norte can close the port to smaller boats, though bigger operators often still run. Regulars still call January genuinely pleasant on balance: low humidity for the island, easy sunny stretches between fronts. The record: 28.1C days feeling like 29C, 20.4C nights, 66mm across 13.8 days, a 27.3C sea and wind averaging 28 km/h - warm and breezy most days, with real cold-front interruptions built into the month.
NorteWatcherCozumel · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
April is a diving month on Cozumel and the forum's reports are unusually specific: visibility easily over 100 feet, one windy day in a week, and rain never lasting more than a few minutes. Their standing note about forecasts is that you should not trust them here - a week predicted wet typically delivers a few brief showers and sun most of the time, and a shower rarely covers the whole island, so you can often drive out of it. Our row agrees at 29.2mm across 6.3 days. The one April caveat is current, which runs more erratically in March and April than later; experienced divers are fine and several say they came to enjoy it. April is also the month for eagle rays. The record: 31.8C days that feel like 35C, 22.4C nights, a 27.4 kph wind and a 27.6C sea.
HundredFootVisibility · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Cozumel climate normals — March

Daytime high31°C / 87°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low21°C / 70°F
Feels like (high)33°C / 91°F
Sea temperature27°C / 81°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall26 mm / 1 in☀️ dry
Rainy days6 days
Humidity73%💧 humid
Dew point21°C / 70°F
Sunshine11 h/day
Daylight12 h
Wind28 km/h / 18 mph
Air quality (US AQI)51🙂 moderate

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

Crowds in Cozumel in March

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.

Peak crowdsSemana Santa and Pascua, Cruise ship season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Cozumel'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 weatherCozumel's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Cozumel in March

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

  • Holiday

    Semana Santa and Pascua

    29 Mar – 12 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook earlyClosures

    Holy Week and the Easter week after it are Mexico's main spring break: schools close, domestic travellers fill hotels and long-distance buses, rates rise, and many offices and shops shut on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Source ↗

  • Season

    Cruise ship season

    1 Nov – 30 AprCruise seasonCrowded

    Cozumel is the busiest cruise port in the Caribbean and from November to April several ships a day dock at once. San Miguel's waterfront belongs to them until late afternoon; the far side of the island does not.

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Nearby, and something's on

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

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Cozumel in March — FAQ

Is March a good time to visit Cozumel?
March in Cozumel: hot, dry — one of the best months to visit. It ranks #2 of 12 months for Cozumel on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
What is the weather like in Cozumel in March?
In March, Cozumel averages a daily high of 30.6°C and a low of 21.1°C, with about 26.3 mm of rain over roughly 6.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Cozumel in March?
Cozumel has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 51 in March.

Within 300 km: Cancún's Equinox at Chichén Itzá on 20–21 Mar, and Valladolid's Equinox at Chichen Itza on 19–22 Mar.