MERIDA · MEXICO · FEBRUARY
February in Merida is a shirt-sleeve month with a cool edge at each end of the day: afternoons average 88.9°F, dawns 63.1°F, and measurable rain falls on 3.9 days. The city was founded in 1542 atop the Maya city of T’ho, and in February its streets are bright and mostly dry enough to walk from breakfast to dusk.
Merida International Airport (MID) sits less than 5 kilometers southwest of downtown, so you are in the historic center quickly after landing. For sea air, Progreso on the Gulf coast is 20 miles north and runs a few degrees cooler than the city.
THE MONTH AT A GLANCE · MERIDA IN FEBRUARY
Merida in February gives hot, mostly dry afternoons at 88.9°F and cool starts near 63.1°F, with rain on only 3.9 days.
AVG HIGH 88.9°F · AVG LOW 63.1°F · 3.9 RAIN DAYS · ABOUT 11 H 30 MIN OF DAYLIGHT
Go for: sunny 88.9°F afternoons, mornings cool enough for a long walk, a 1598 cathedral, and the mansions of Paseo de Montejo.
Think twice before: planning a swim-first week. Merida is inland, and Progreso on the Gulf coast is 20 miles north.
Climate: SMN (CONAGUA) 1991-2020 normals, station 31097 · Daylight: sunrise-sunset.org · Museum hours: Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
On this page
- Merida weather in FebruaryHighs, lows and rain days from the SMN station
- How warm is Merida in February?Day and night temperatures, and what to pack
- Merida in February: crowds and pricesWhat we could and could not verify on prices
- Things to do in Merida in FebruaryThe cathedral, Paseo de Montejo and the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
- Merida itinerary for FebruaryTwo days built around a 6:27 a.m. sunrise and 5:57 p.m. sunset
- Merida in February vs January and MarchHighs of 86.4, 88.9 and 91.8°F, and rain days for each
- Is February a good time to visit Merida?Who should go, and who should shift a month
Every figure here comes from one thermometer: the Merida-Conagua station (SMN 31097), inside the city. Progreso, 20 miles north on the Gulf coast, runs a few degrees cooler with the sea breeze, so read the numbers below as Merida’s own and expect the shore to feel milder.
Merida weather in February
| Measure | February in Merida |
|---|---|
| Average high | 88.9°F |
| Average low | 63.1°F |
| Precipitation | 1.01 inches |
| Days with measurable rain | 3.9 |
| Daylight on February 15 | About 11 hours 30 minutes |
Mexico’s national weather service (SMN) puts February’s 1991-2020 normals at an average high of 88.9°F, an average low of 63.1°F and 1.01 inches of precipitation. Those are readings from a real station thermometer, not a grid-cell reanalysis, and a reanalysis tends to blur a city into its surroundings.
Measurable rain falls on 3.9 days in an average February, roughly one day in seven, and the month’s whole total comes to just over an inch. SMN does not print its threshold for a rain day on the station sheet, so we cannot say how hard those days fall. Hold one afternoon open in a two-day plan and move it if the sky turns.
Between the average low of 63.1°F and the average high of 88.9°F lies a swing of 25.8 degrees. Pack cotton or linen for the afternoon, a hat and sunscreen, and one light layer for the early hours.
On February 15 the day runs about 11 hours 30 minutes, from sunrise near 6:27 a.m. to sunset near 5:57 p.m. local time (sunrise-sunset.org gives 12:27 and 23:57 UTC, which we converted to Merida’s zone). A late-afternoon walk along Paseo de Montejo has to begin well before 6 p.m. to catch the light.
How warm is Merida in February?
The 88.9°F average high is the mean of the month’s daily maximums, and the 63.1°F average low is the mean of its daily minimums, so single days will land above and below both. Afternoons carry the heat, while sunrise near 6:27 a.m. arrives far cooler.
In practice, a morning at 63.1°F suits a light long sleeve that comes off well before the afternoon reaches 88.9°F. From midday on, wear a brimmed hat and sandals, and plan your stops around shade.
An average low of 63.1°F sits far above freezing, but we read no frost count for the station and so quote none. No Gulf water temperature for Progreso reached our sources either, and we would rather give none than borrow one from another coast.
How busy is Merida in February? Crowds and prices
We found no occupancy series and no monthly hotel rates for Merida, so we crown no month expensive or cheap. What we can place is the calendar: February falls outside the Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30), and its 1.01 inches of rain sits between January’s 1.31 and March’s 0.82.
We hold no verified sell-out dates or booking lead times for February, so we give no number of weeks. MID handled 3,939,692 passengers in 2025, 3.5% more than the year before and ninth-busiest in Mexico, which is reason enough not to leave the flight to the last minute. Book the flight and the first nights ahead, then keep the rest loose. General planning basics live in Travel 101.
We could not verify whether Merida charges a lodging tax or at what rate, so we give no percentage. Ask the hotel whether the quoted nightly rate already includes taxes and fees before you compare two places.
With afternoons averaging 88.9°F, the room itself is the one place where paying more changes the month. Air-conditioning and a pool or shaded courtyard turn the hottest hours into a rest instead of a retreat. That is our editorial judgment, and we hold no price data behind it.
Things to do in Merida in February
February pairs light rain (1.01 inches, 3.9 rain days) with afternoons still 2.9 degrees short of March’s 91.8°F. That combination makes the outdoor half of Merida comfortable: the plaza streets, the cathedral steps and the long avenue of mansions, all in daylight that lasts about 11 hours 30 minutes.
Start with the Cathedral of San Ildefonso, dating to 1598 and the first cathedral built in continental North America. Then walk Paseo de Montejo, the city’s signature avenue, lined with early-20th-century mansions and original sculpture. Las Casas Gemelas, the Twin Houses, were completed in 1911. Indoors, the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya opens Wednesday to Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closes on Tuesdays. We did not verify the museum’s admission price.
The cathedral and the avenue are outdoor stops, so they belong in the cool early hours before the afternoon reaches 88.9°F. The museum closes at 5:00 p.m., almost an hour before the 5:57 p.m. sunset, which leaves the last light for the avenue.
Walking the avenue and the streets around the cathedral costs nothing. We could not verify entrance fees or free-admission days for the cathedral or the museum, so we give no figure there.
Merida itinerary for February
Day one, on foot. Be out at first light, around 6:27 a.m., when the air is still near the 63.1°F average low. Start at the cathedral, follow the walk to Paseo de Montejo and the Twin Houses, then spend the hottest hours indoors or in shade. Come back to the avenue for the last daylight before the 5:57 p.m. sunset.
Day two, indoors or on the coast. The Gran Museo del Mundo Maya (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesdays) anchors the day and doubles as the fallback if one of February’s 3.9 rain days lands here. If day two falls on a Tuesday, head to Progreso, 20 miles north, where the sea breeze keeps things a few degrees cooler. We hold no verified Gulf water temperature or transfer time, so plan a shoreline stroll and check the water yourself.
Merida in February vs January and March
| Measure | January | February | March |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 86.4°F | 88.9°F | 91.8°F |
| Average low | 62.4°F | 63.1°F | 64.4°F |
| Precipitation | 1.31 inches | 1.01 inches | 0.82 inches |
| Days with measurable rain | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
Highs climb 2.5 degrees from January to February and another 2.9 degrees into March. Lows move less, up 0.7 degrees and then 1.3 degrees. Rain days fall from 5.1 to 3.9 to 2.7, a drop of 1.2 days at each step, and the same SMN station and 1991-2020 period stand behind all three columns. We hold no sea temperatures for any of the three months.
Shifting four weeks earlier buys afternoons 2.5 degrees cooler and costs 1.2 more rain days. Shifting four weeks later buys 1.2 fewer rain days and costs afternoons 2.9 degrees hotter, at 91.8°F. The lows barely notice either move.
Is February a good time to visit Merida?
Yes, for travelers who want hot afternoons, cool starts and little rain. The 88.9°F highs and 3.9 rain days suit a walking trip through a historic center. A beach-first trip fits less well, since Merida is inland and Progreso is a 20-mile trip north.
If heat is the worry, move to January: afternoons average 86.4°F, with 5.1 rain days. If rain is the worry, March cuts it to 2.7 days and raises the average high to 91.8°F. If February is not fixed, our Where to Go pages show how other places stack up month by month.
February sits in the middle on both heat and rain, with 11 hours 30 minutes of daylight on the 15th and a museum open six days a week.
The last word
Book February if you want a Merida you can walk from first light to dusk, with a light layer in the bag for the 63.1°F start. Safety should not be the hesitation: the Karolinska Institute certified the city an International Safe Community in 2015, and the U.S. State Department’s advisory for the State of Yucatan stood at Level 1 on May 29, 2026. Check the advisory again the week you fly.
Sources & data for this guide
- Temperature, precipitation and rain-day normals, February plus January and March · Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (CONAGUA), 1991-2020, station 31097 (Merida (Conagua)) · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Daylight, sunrise and sunset for February 15 · sunrise-sunset.org, converted from UTC to America/Merida · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Museum hours · Gran Museo del Mundo Maya (operator) · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Cathedral, Paseo de Montejo, founding date and safe-community certification · Wikipedia, Merida, Yucatan (secondary source) · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Airport traffic · Wikipedia, Manuel Crescencio Rejon International Airport, citing Mexican civil aviation statistics (secondary source) · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Travel advisory · U.S. Department of State, Mexico Travel Advisory dated May 29, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Hurricane season dates · NOAA National Hurricane Center · checked Sep 29, 2026
- We found no hotel-rate series, occupancy series, lodging-tax rate, sea temperature, frost count, admission prices or February event dates we could verify, so none appear.