Riviera Maya in February

When to go

February is still inside the dry season that the Caribe Mexicano tourism site lists as the best time to visit the Riviera Maya, and its weather page lists the month's temperatures and rainfall from national weather service averages. The same page says February is usually carnival month, with the date changing each year with the Lent calendar, so confirm dates before you plan around a carnival. The first Monday of February is a mandatory rest day under Mexican labor law, so check opening hours and transport schedules around it. Mexico's navy describes the sargassum cycle on the coast of Quintana Roo as running from April to October, and conditions change, so check the official monitoring before you travel.

Trip facts

• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site's weather page for the Riviera Maya lists, for February, a maximum of 30°C (85°F), a minimum of 19°C (66°F) and 42 mm (1.6 in) of rain over 4 days with rain, based on 1991-2020 averages from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional's Tulum station. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site lists the dry season, from December to April, as the best time ("mejor época") to visit the Riviera Maya. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site's weather page says February is usually carnival month, that Cozumel has celebrated its carnival for more than 150 years with comparsas and parades, that Chetumal fills its streets the same week, and that the date changes each year with the Lent calendar. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Mexican government's PROFEDET page lists the first Monday of February, in commemoration of February 5, among the mandatory rest days in Article 74 of the Federal Labor Law. (www.gob.mx, checked 2026-10-15)
• Mexico's Navy (SEMAR), in a press release dated February 18, 2025, says that according to monitoring by the Instituto Oceanográfico del Golfo y Mar Caribe, with support from the University of South Florida, the sargassum cycle on the coasts of Quintana Roo runs from April to October. (www.gob.mx, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site says the Riviera Maya runs from Puerto Morelos to Tulum, that two airports serve its coast, Cancún in the north and Tulum in the south, about 120 kilometers apart, and that Cancún is closer to Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen while Tulum is closer to Akumal and Tulum. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Mexican immigration institute (INM) says that foreign nationals who enter Mexico by air do not have to fill out the electronic Multiple Migration Form (FMMe) or the traditional form, and that the digital form (FMMd) can be downloaded once, within the days granted, by scanning the QR code at the immigration review filters or through the INM Services Portal. (www.gob.mx, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Visitax site of the Quintana Roo Tax Administration Service says the payment for the use and exploitation of public domain goods must be paid by all foreign tourists who visit Quintana Roo, regardless of their way of departure. (www.visitax.gob.mx, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site says four Tren Maya stations serve the Riviera Maya coast (Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Tulum Airport), that bus terminals in Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Tulum serve its three stretches with frequent runs of less than an hour each, and that buses from Cancún International Airport reach Playa del Carmen and Tulum. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Caribe Mexicano tourism site says the Playa del Carmen ferry terminal is in the center of town, at the end of Quinta Avenida, and that the crossing to Cozumel takes about 45 minutes. (caribemexicano.travel, checked 2026-10-15)