Mérida weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Mérida is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and December close behind. Mérida averages about 2,795 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,795

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,045 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

12 m

When is the best time to visit Mérida?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mérida is February, then January and December. The dullest month is May (57/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mérida?

Mérida gets a lot of sun: around 2,795 hours a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than May (57). It ranks #49 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 45% of the annual 1,045 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tulum Mexico · 223 km · best in Feb · 2,695 h sun/yr
• Cozumel Mexico · 286 km · best in Mar · 2,855 h sun/yr
• Cancún Mexico · 288 km · best in Mar · 2,850 h sun/yr
• Chetumal Mexico · 303 km · best in Feb · 2,483 h sun/yr
• Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 339 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
• Belize City Belize · 402 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Campeche Mexico · 153 km · 2,840 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Mérida compares month by month: Mérida vs Cancún · Mérida vs Ciudad del Carmen · Mérida vs Cozumel · Mérida vs Tulum · all comparisons