Best time to visit Isla Mujeres
Mexico · North America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Isla Mujeres
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- JanJIsla Mujeres in January: ok, busy
- FebFIsla Mujeres in February: good, busy
- MarMIsla Mujeres in March: good, busy
- AprAIsla Mujeres in April: sweet spot
- MayMIsla Mujeres in May: sweet spot
- JunJIsla Mujeres in June: sweet spot
- JulJIsla Mujeres in July: good
- AugAIsla Mujeres in August: good
- SepSIsla Mujeres in September: good
- OctOIsla Mujeres in October: good
- NovNIsla Mujeres in November: good
- DecDIsla Mujeres in December: good
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Jul–Aug, Dec–May, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 5d | 75% | 9.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 27° | 3d | 74% | 10.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 28° | 2d | 72% | 11.5h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 29° | 2d | 74% | 11.7h | sweet spot | 29C max, 2 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 4d | 76% | 11.8h | sweet spot | 30C max, 4 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 7d | 81% | 10.7h | sweet spot | 30C max, 7 rainy days |
| Jul | 31° | 3d | 80% | 11.7h | good | 31C max, 3 rainy days |
| Aug | 31° | 5d | 80% | 11.3h | good | 31C max, 5 rainy days |
| Sep | 31° | 9d | 82% | 10.6h | good | 31C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 30° | 9d | 81% | 9.9h | good | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 28° | 7d | 79% | 10.2h | good | 28C max, 7 rainy days |
| Dec | 27° | 5d | 76% | 9.6h | good | 27C max, 5 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the town and Playa Norte: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Isla Mujeres's September days now average 30.8°C, 2.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 24.8° | 25.5° | 26.2° | 27.6° | 28.7° | 28.9° | 29.2° | 29.4° | 28.7° | 27.7° | 26.8° | 25.5° |
| 2017–26 | 26.3° | 27.1° | 28.2° | 29.4° | 30.4° | 30.3° | 31.2° | 31.4° | 30.8° | 29.5° | 28.0° | 26.9° |
| Change | +1.4° | +1.6° | +2.0° | +1.8° | +1.7° | +1.4° | +2.0° | +2.1° | +2.1° | +1.8° | +1.2° | +1.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Cancún (CUN), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Cancún.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Isla Mujeres is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Miami
- from Tampa
- from Fort Lauderdale
- from Orlando
- from New Orleans
- from Houston
- from Mexico City
- from Atlanta
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Isla Mujeres, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 127 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Peso. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Mexico: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards are widely accepted in cities, in chains and bigger restaurants; carry pesos for markets, street food, small family-run shops and anywhere rural.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — 10-15% in restaurants, usually left in cash on the table; taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Isla Mujeres
- Apps — Rides: DiDi, inDrive, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Ride apps are not authorised to pick up at Mexican airports; at Mexico City airport, take a fixed-fare authorised taxi from the stands inside.
The island is about 7 km in length, but the main town area is extremely compact and very walkable. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Isla Mujeres, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
- Hospitals near Isla Mujeresa search on Google Maps
- Pharmacies near Isla Mujeresa search on Google Maps
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Isla Mujeres in pictures
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Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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What Isla Mujeres is like
Isla Mujeres (Spanish for "Island of Women") is an island in the Mexican Caribbean Sea, 13 km (8 miles) off of the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, near Cancún. Isla Mujeres has an enticing small-town vibe and is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Note that Tortugranja, the former sea turtle hatchery on the island, has closed as of September 2021. Hacienda Mundaca (Located on the road to Garrafon, 3.5 kilometers before Playa Lancheros and Playa Paraíso.). More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Whale Shark Tours. From mid-May through September hundreds of whale sharks gather in the waters near Isla Mujeres, with peak season in July and August. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Ultramar Ferry, Av. Rueda Medina. The modern ferries of Ultramar connect the island with Cancun. Recommend buying an open ticket (no specific departure times). More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Isla Mujeres, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Isla Mujeres
Also in Mexico
- Cabo San Lucas best Apr, May, Jun
- Cancún best Apr, May, Jul
- Cozumel best Apr, May, Jun
- Huatulco best Mar, Apr, May
- La Paz best Mar, Apr, May
- Mexico City best Feb, Apr, May
- Mérida best Jan, Feb, Nov
- Oaxaca best Mar, Apr, May
- Playa del Carmen best Apr, May, Jul
- Puebla best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Puerto Escondido best Mar, Apr, May
- Querétaro best Apr, May, Oct
- Tulum best Apr, May, Jul
- Veracruz best Mar, Apr, May
Nearby
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Kind of place
Isla Mujeres is in Mexico, North America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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