Mexico / Quintana Roo
Playa Delfines
Playa Delfines is a sandy beach facing east-south-east, 7.7 km east of Alfredo V. Bonfil (Quintana Roo, Mexico). The sea averages 29.2 °C in September, its warmest month, and 26.4 °C in February; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa Delfines
Beach-day index 7.6/10 · Mexico median 8.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 26.5 °C | 26.4 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.0 °C | 27.8 °C | 28.4 °C | 28.7 °C | 29.1 °C | 29.2 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.0 °C | 27.1 °C |
| High °C | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 26° |
| Low °C | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 101 | 167 | 82 | 102 | 154 | 188 | 103 | 64 |
| Cloud % | 53 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 50 |
| Wind m/s | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Daylight h | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| Record high/low | 28°/20° | 27°/20° | 28°/20° | 28°/22° | 29°/23° | 30°/26° | 30°/27° | 31°/27° | 30°/26° | 30°/24° | 29°/21° | 28°/21° |
| Beach index | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in July–August and December–May; March scores 8.9/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 26.4 °C and 38 mm of rain.
In March that is 0.3 points below the median of the 345 beaches in Mexico covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C cooler than the Mexico median for September (29.7 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 27.8 °C, warmer than 88% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
October is the wettest month (188 mm) and March the driest (38 mm); the yearly total is about 1,140 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.9 hours in December to 13.4 hours in June; in mid-March the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:56 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east-south-east (110°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 245° to 295°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east-south-east there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 12 m deep and 24 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 2 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 45% grassland, 25% built-up land and 15% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 60% of that circle.
- Grass 45%
- Built 25%
- Bare 15%
- Tree 9%
- Mangrove 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
Facilities within 1 km
- 32Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 7Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 19Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 10Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Pharmacies & clinics
- 2Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 28 restaurants, 1 café and 3 bars. Accommodation: 19 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Mirador playa delfines 70 m W
- Mirador 180 m SW
Attractions & museums
- Dolphinaris Cancun attraction 540 m SW
Historic sites
- Cancún Sign monument 80 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún International Airport Cancún | CUN | 10.1 km | west |
| Cozumel International Airport Cozumel | CZM | 62.8 km | south |
| Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum Tulum | TQO | 135 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 10 bus stops within 1.5 km and 7 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 14.9K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 919K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Delfines | – | 29.2 °C | – | Sand |
| Playa Tortugas | 8.7 km N | 29.2 °C | 281 m | Sand |
| Playa Caracol | 9.1 km N | 29.2 °C | 783 m | Sand |
| Playa Langosta | 9.3 km N | 29.2 °C | 998 m | Sand |
- Playa Tortugas8.7 km NCompare
- Playa Caracol9.1 km NCompare
- Playa Langosta9.3 km NCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 17.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature n2611777999; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_16QEJ_20250823_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 60.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.