Best time to visit the Yucatán & Belize
The best time to visit the Yucatán & Belize is February to April, judged across 13 places; June is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 13 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Yucatán & Belize month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 13 places in the Yucatán & Belize
- Bacalar 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February80
- Belize City 🇧🇿 Belizebest February77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March91
- Caye Caulker 🇧🇿 Belizebest March90
- Cozumel 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February91
- Holbox 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March92
- Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 Mexicobest March91
- Mérida 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January81
- Placencia 🇧🇿 Belizebest March88
- Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February93
- San Pedro 🇧🇿 Belizebest February91
- Tulum 🇲🇽 Mexicobest February92
- Valladolid 🇲🇽 Mexicobest January79
The Yucatán & Belize — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Yucatán & Belize?
- February to April. In February: dry season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in the Yucatán & Belize?
- The Yucatán & Belize has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; June is the weakest (dive season · 32°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in the Yucatán & Belize?
- February to April — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.