Same Caribbean calendar as Cancún, with worse seaweed luck on the open beach road and a town that sells out when the US does.
Late November – March
Best sand oddsDry, expensive, ruins still crowded at 10am. If the swim is the point, this is the window.
April
Roll the diceHot, Easter can erase the town, sargassum starts rolling dice.
May – August
Heat and seaweedSeaweed on the east-facing clubs, whale sharks are a different trip. Ruins at 8am or not at all.
September
Cheap, riskyStorm peak. Some rooms just closed. Only book with a ticket you can move.
October
Rainiest of the yearCenotes make more sense than a beach-club week.
FAQ
Late November through March. Dry, expensive, ruins still crowded at 10am — the best sand odds of the year.
May through August, hitting the east-facing beach road hardest. September adds storm risk on top of it. October is the rainiest profile on the coast.
Not really 'Tulum' anymore. They're a line — rooms sell out and beach clubs sit at capacity.
Not much. Any month works if you're there at opening. It's the beach and cenote plans that live and die by the calendar.
