Climate Change Chart of Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.62 °C in the more recent period compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in February, with a difference of +0.95 °C. This identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly comparisons, not a continuous change between the reference periods or a change shared by every month.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall has a difference of +0.90 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted average of monthly means describes daily amounts, not monthly rainfall totals, and does not imply the same change in every month. The largest monthly increase was in June, at a difference of +3.11 mm/day. In contrast, December had the largest monthly decrease, with a difference of -0.63 mm/day; these month-specific comparisons show that the pattern was not uniform.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, shows a difference of -0.23 hours/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual figure, so it summarizes the calendar-month comparisons without describing every month individually. The largest monthly decrease occurred in June, with a difference of -0.96 hours/day. By comparison, the largest monthly increase was in December, at a difference of +0.19 hours/day, indicating contrasting month-specific changes rather than a uniform shift.