When to go · Tulum
Tulum in November
Good month. Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- TulumHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarfine
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.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Día de Muertos big impact
31 Oct – 2 Nov · Mexico
Altars and cemetery vigils; Oaxaca, Pátzcuaro and Mexico City book out months ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tulum, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Nov: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 9
Jan: 5 (better)
Crowds
Nov: High
Jan: High
Prices
Nov: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jan: 0
November: Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.
January: Inside Tulum's best window: Dec–Apr.
Tulum: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.