Tulum Weather in January
Tulum in January
The short of it: Tulum in January averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 18° · rain 56 mm · daylight 11 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Tulum an average January high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 56 mm of rain. Tulum's coldest stretch of the year, 29° by day and 18° by night. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 2 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Tulum runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Ciudad Chemuyil, 19 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
January in Tulum, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad ChemuyilQuintana Roo | 19 km NE | 29° | 18° | 49 mm |
| Macario GómezQuintana Roo | 19 km NW | 29° | 17° | 50 mm |
| Francisco Uh MayQuintana Roo | 22 km NW | 29° | 17° | 48 mm |
| AkumalQuintana Roo | 26 km NE | 29° | 18° | 48 mm |
| Barceló MayaQuintana Roo | 38 km NE | 29° | 18° | 50 mm |
| Puerto AventurasQuintana Roo | 41 km NE | 29° | 18° | 50 mm |
| CobaQuintana Roo | 42 km NW | 30° | 16° | 40 mm |
| ChumpónQuintana Roo | 43 km WSW | 30° | 17° | 47 mm |