Mexico / Quintana Roo
Playa Langosta
Playa Langosta is a 998 m-long sandy beach facing north-north-east, 7.4 km south-east of Cancún (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 Langosta
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 north-north-east (20°). Open water fills about 47% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in June; in mid-June it goes down at 19:29 local time on a bearing of 295°.
Sunrise is over the sea in February–October.
Straight out to the north-north-east about 800 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 1 m deep and 5 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 3 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% mangroves, 38% built-up land and 8% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 65% of that circle.
- Mangrove 45%
- Built 38%
- Bare 8%
- Grass 7%
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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 53Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 2Public toilets
- –Showers
- 9Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 39Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 4Water-sports spots
- 1Marinas & slipways
- 12Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 34 restaurants, 3 cafés and 16 bars. Accommodation: 39 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
Nature
- Manglares de Nichupte nature reserve 240 m S
- PN Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc nature reserve 260 m S
Marinas
- Sunset Marina Resort and Yacht Club 850 m SE
Diving & boat hire
- Go Kayak Cancun 200 m S
- Luxury Yacht Mexico 590 m SE
- Nautica Cancun Yacht Rentals 700 m W
- Luxury Yacht Charter Cancun 990 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún International Airport Cancún | CUN | 14.9 km | south-west |
| Cozumel International Airport Cozumel | CZM | 71.7 km | south |
| Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum Tulum | TQO | 142 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 12 bus stops within 1.5 km, ferry terminal El Embarcadero (650 m) and 9 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 903.7K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 919K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Langosta | – | 29.2 °C | 998 m | Sand |
| Playa Tortugas | 1.5 km SE | 29.2 °C | 281 m | Sand |
| Playa Caracol | 3.9 km E | 29.2 °C | 783 m | Sand |
| Playa Delfines | 9.3 km S | 29.2 °C | – | Sand |
- Playa Tortugas1.5 km SECompare
- Playa Caracol3.9 km ECompare
- Playa Delfines9.3 km SCompare
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 16.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w475290987; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- 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 3.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.