Paris (France) vs Playa del Carmen (Mexico): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Paris 2013–2023 · Playa del Carmen 2013–2023

Playa del Carmen (Mexico) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Paris (France) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Paris
July · 20.79 °C
Playa del Carmen
July · 28.04 °C

Coolest month

Paris
January · 4.80 °C
Playa del Carmen
January · 23.60 °C

Driest month

Paris
April · 1.56 mm/day
Playa del Carmen
February · 1.20 mm/day

Sunniest month

Paris
July · 11.29 hours/day
Playa del Carmen
July · 11.47 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 7.25 °C (July); the largest is 18.94 °C (February).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 15.99 °C in Paris (France) and 4.45 °C in Playa del Carmen (Mexico). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Paris (France) has a higher daily rainfall average in 3 months and Playa del Carmen (Mexico) in 9; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Paris (France) has more average sunshine hours per day in 1 months and Playa del Carmen (Mexico) in 11; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Playa del Carmen (Mexico) minus Paris (France)

Temperature °C

Month Paris Playa del Carmen +/-
Jan 4.80 23.60 +18.79
Feb 5.54 24.48 +18.94
Mar 7.73 25.06 +17.33
Apr 10.73 26.37 +15.63
May 14.17 27.01 +12.83
Jun 18.56 27.36 +8.80
Jul 20.79 28.04 +7.25
Aug 20.11 27.96 +7.85
Sep 17.21 27.45 +10.24
Oct 13.31 26.60 +13.29
Nov 8.47 25.17 +16.70
Dec 6.09 24.59 +18.50
Annual mean 12.29 26.14 +13.85

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Paris Playa del Carmen +/-
Jan 3.12 9.14 +6.02
Feb 5.21 10.00 +4.79
Mar 6.93 10.79 +3.86
Apr 9.57 11.45 +1.88
May 10.42 11.43 +1.01
Jun 11.19 10.47 −0.72
Jul 11.29 11.47 +0.18
Aug 10.49 10.99 +0.50
Sep 8.86 10.04 +1.19
Oct 6.25 9.83 +3.58
Nov 4.39 9.58 +5.19
Dec 3.34 9.34 +6.00
Annual mean 7.59 10.38 +2.79

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Paris Playa del Carmen +/-
Jan 1.81 2.54 +0.73
Feb 1.65 1.20 −0.45
Mar 1.90 1.21 −0.69
Apr 1.56 1.22 −0.33
May 2.47 3.43 +0.96
Jun 2.23 7.08 +4.84
Jul 1.59 2.98 +1.40
Aug 2.06 5.83 +3.77
Sep 1.65 7.15 +5.50
Oct 2.09 6.65 +4.56
Nov 2.21 3.94 +1.74
Dec 2.35 2.47 +0.13
Annual mean 1.96 3.81 +1.84

Snow (mm)

Month Paris Playa del Carmen +/-
Jan 1.32 0.00 −1.32
Feb 1.21 0.00 −1.21
Mar 0.45 0.00 −0.45
Apr 0.13 0.00 −0.13
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.01 0.00 −0.01
Nov 0.14 0.00 −0.14
Dec 0.32 0.00 −0.32
Annual mean 0.30 0.00 −0.30