Rethymno (Greece) vs Tulum (Mexico): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Rethymno 2013–2023 · Tulum 2013–2023

Tulum (Mexico) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Rethymno (Greece) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Rethymno
August · 26.59 °C
Tulum
July · 28.13 °C

Coolest month

Rethymno
January · 12.98 °C
Tulum
January · 23.74 °C

Driest month

Rethymno
July · 0.25 mm/day
Tulum
April · 1.31 mm/day

Sunniest month

Rethymno
July · 12.99 hours/day
Tulum
April · 11.50 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 1.46 °C (August); the largest is 11.30 °C (February).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 13.61 °C in Rethymno (Greece) and 4.40 °C in Tulum (Mexico). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Rethymno (Greece) has a higher daily rainfall average in 5 months and Tulum (Mexico) in 7; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Rethymno (Greece) has more average sunshine hours per day in 5 months and Tulum (Mexico) in 7; 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: Tulum (Mexico) minus Rethymno (Greece)

Temperature °C

Month Rethymno Tulum +/-
Jan 12.98 23.74 +10.75
Feb 13.39 24.68 +11.30
Mar 14.21 25.33 +11.12
Apr 16.59 26.56 +9.97
May 20.08 27.19 +7.11
Jun 23.79 27.49 +3.69
Jul 26.27 28.13 +1.87
Aug 26.59 28.05 +1.46
Sep 24.58 27.55 +2.97
Oct 21.11 26.69 +5.58
Nov 18.21 25.23 +7.02
Dec 14.74 24.64 +9.90
Annual mean 19.38 26.27 +6.89

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Rethymno Tulum +/-
Jan 7.70 9.34 +1.65
Feb 8.27 10.11 +1.84
Mar 9.78 10.89 +1.11
Apr 10.87 11.50 +0.63
May 12.05 11.41 −0.64
Jun 12.97 10.39 −2.58
Jul 12.99 11.49 −1.49
Aug 12.53 10.92 −1.61
Sep 11.06 10.08 −0.98
Oct 9.43 9.82 +0.39
Nov 8.25 9.66 +1.41
Dec 7.41 9.39 +1.97
Annual mean 10.27 10.42 +0.14

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Rethymno Tulum +/-
Jan 4.18 2.19 −1.99
Feb 4.56 1.36 −3.20
Mar 3.40 1.38 −2.02
Apr 1.40 1.31 −0.09
May 1.18 3.54 +2.36
Jun 0.38 6.99 +6.61
Jul 0.25 2.61 +2.36
Aug 0.39 5.15 +4.76
Sep 1.37 6.91 +5.54
Oct 2.61 6.35 +3.75
Nov 2.92 3.78 +0.87
Dec 4.61 2.31 −2.30
Annual mean 2.27 3.66 +1.39

Snow (mm)

Month Rethymno Tulum +/-
Jan 1.16 0.00 −1.16
Feb 0.63 0.00 −0.63
Mar 0.24 0.00 −0.24
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.02 0.00 −0.02
Annual mean 0.17 0.00 −0.17