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Tulum/Cancun weather in June

Does anyone have an idea what kind of weather i can expect in Cancun/Tulum in June (first two weeks). The data on the internet say that it is a relatively rainy month, with -relative- being the operative word, perhaps. I just want an affordable, relaxing vacation, with decent weather. If I wnat rain, I'll stay in Seattle... Thanks! also, any word on Tulum saftey?

I dunno. I think that the weather can be questionable. Could be rainly for days in a row, I think.

Naturally no one can predict the weather for that area in June. So I will tell you our personal experiences. We have been traveling to that area for many yesrs-we will be there the whole month of June, as it is one of our favorites months. June can be very dry. If there is rain, its usually a shower mid afternoon-early evening. But June is the start of hurricane season-and the possibilty of a tropical depression settling in for a week or two. Personally I would not worry-go have fun.

Here are a few helpful web sites for you to visit about historic weather conditions in our area and other places of interest. You can also visit my web site for Casa Tropical for more pictures and info. FYI since April we have hardly had any rain at all. The three weeks I spent in Tankah/Tulum we had one 5 minute shower. Our help is spending a lot of time watering our garden. Weather Base (past weather history, temps, rainfall, etc.) http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=509567&refer= Hidden Worlds snorkel & dive tours of cenotes http://hiddenworlds.com.mx/ Xel-Ha http://www.xelha.com.mx/ Aktun Chen www.aktunchen.com Maps of Riviera Maya Can-do Maps http://WWW.cancunmap.com/ Check out this web site for tours lead by the Friends of Sian Ka'an group. It is a non-profit organization and tour guides are usually biologists. Very informative tours lead by a very worthwhile organization. Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve http://www.cancun.com/siankaan/ photo of tankah's cenote' http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues98/apr98/diver_jpg.html Best regards, Carole Casa Tropical 570-247-7065 http://CasaTropical.com (SUMMER/FALL SPECIALS LISTED HERE) Photo Album of Casa Tropical http://community.webshots.com/album/21853140fZQuralFFw

My husband and I were in the Cancun area the last week of May for the last two years(think we'd learn, huh?) and the first time it rained 3 out of five days. HARD rain. The second time we went (last year) it rained the entire five days we were there--we actually had only one afternoon where the sun kind of peeked out and we ran and got into the cloudy (stirred up from rain) water. It was totally miserable and COLD. We sat in the hotel and shivered. We won't be going during this time of year again, but we are thinking about Mid-July. Here's the thing: if you're with friends or someone you like to be with, and you're creative, you can still have a great trip, and the rates are much cheaper right now. But if you want to luxuriate on the beach in the sun, don't go right now (at least from our experience). Have a great trip! Emily

If rain will spoil your trip, stay away from June-November. July-October is the most likely to have more rain but it's definitely not unlikely in the months on both ends of the season.

I spent a week in Tulum last June and I'm going back this June. There was one brief afternoon shower while I was there. A couple of other times there were small, nearby, thunderstorms in the afternoon but they did not affect me. The days were very hot and humid. My cabana was right on the beach and caught great sea breezes round the clock. With no electricity, it would have been miserable trying to sleep at night but the wind off the sea kept it very comfortable, almost chilly at times. If you are in town, or otherwise away from the sea breeze, you can get hot and sweaty very fast. Don't worry about it, just go, be flexible, and enjoy.

Carole - Thanks for the tip on the weather site -- extremely helpful. I've always wanted to know this type of detail and had not been able to find it.

It is likely to be very very hot, but that didn't stop us from enjoying ourselves immensely in the first two weeks of June 1998. We had no rain and very few clouds the entire 1 1/2-week stay, but I have also read that is normally a rainy month. You just never know with weather. You can expect to find cold in Wisconsin in January and heat in North Carolina in August, but rain is so unpredictable. I also traveled to Italy last October, which is supposedly one of its rainiest months. We had rain for two hours during almost two weeks and only one cloudy day. Two weeks later, it was pouring all the time.