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Mérida in September

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hottest), Sep–Oct (wettest).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Low; Mexico overall
Prices: Low; Mexico overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Mérida

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hottest), Sep–Oct (wettest).

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

MéridaHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 14 days
Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarrainy
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C (104 °F) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F (40 °C) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.

Mexico overall: Peak hurricane month on both coasts; Independence Day (16 Sep) parties.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mérida, side by side.

First month

Second month

September: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hottest), Sep–Oct (wettest).

January: Inside Mérida's best window: Nov–Mar.

Mérida: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.