Best time to visit Mérida

January is the best time to visit Mérida for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 81/100
The least cloud March 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 14 mm
Warmth May 36 °C
Cooler weather January 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 81 29 °C 4
2 December 80 29 °C 4
3 February 76 31 °C 3
4 November 74 30 °C 6
5 March 68 33 °C 3
6 April 59 35 °C 4
7 October 56 31 °C 13
8 May 53 36 °C 8
9 July 45 34 °C 15
10 June 43 34 °C 17
11 August 42 34 °C 17
12 September 42 33 °C 19

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 33 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.6 °C 20 mm 43 %
February 30.5 °C 16 mm 35 %
March 32.9 °C 14 mm 33 %
April 35.2 °C 23 mm 35 %
May 35.6 °C 52 mm 43 %
June 33.9 °C 128 mm 60 %
July 34.2 °C 80 mm 54 %
August 34.1 °C 94 mm 55 %
September 32.9 °C 132 mm 61 %
October 30.9 °C 91 mm 55 %
November 29.5 °C 33 mm 45 %
December 28.9 °C 23 mm 42 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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