Region · Mexico

Where to stay in Yucatán

This guide covers 6 destinations in Yucatán, a first-level administrative division of Mexico, with 13 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Mérida, Kanasín and Valladolid. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID).

Destinations in this guide
6
Places to stay
13
Comfortable in the most places
December and January
Main airport
MIDManuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zones
America/Merida, America/Mexico City

Destinations

Destinations in Yucatán

Every destination in this guide in Yucatán, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Valladolid56,4948TQO · 81 km
Mérida892,3635MID · 5 km
Kanasín139,753MID · 9 km
Umán56,409MID · 12 km
Tizimín52,593December and JanuaryTQO · 119 km
Tekax28,461MID · 89 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Yucatán

13 hotels in Yucatán recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Casa AtrapaSueñosValladolidguest house
Casa DanielsValladolidguest house
Casa IxchelValladolidhotel
Casa KIN- BEHValladolidguest house
Casa Lool BehMéridaguest house
Hotel Casa LidiaMéridahotel
Hotel Colonial La AuroraValladolidhotel
Hotel UnknownMéridahotel
La Casa del AngelValladolidapartment hotel
La Casa del TurixMéridahotel
La Colmena HostValladolidguest house
Tuumben CheValladolidapartment hotel
ZocaloMéridahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Yucatán

From the climate of 6 destinations in Yucatán with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December and January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January1 of 630 °C29 mm
February0 of 632 °C21 mm
March0 of 634 °C21 mm
April0 of 636 °C36 mm
May0 of 636 °C90 mm
June0 of 635 °C174 mm
July0 of 634 °C126 mm
August0 of 635 °C163 mm
September0 of 634 °C173 mm
October0 of 632 °C141 mm
November0 of 631 °C48 mm
December1 of 630 °C32 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Yucatán

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Yucatán name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Mérida

MID · Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport

Nearest for 4 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations5.1 km from the closest
large airport · Tulum

TQO · Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations81 km from the closest
large airport · Cancún

CUN · Cancún International Airport

Named by 2 destinations133 km from the closest
medium airport · Campeche

CPE · Ingeniero Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport

Named by 2 destinations134 km from the closest
large airport · Cozumel

CZM · Cozumel International Airport

Named by 2 destinations134 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Yucatán, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in Mexico

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Feb · Constitution Day16 Mar · Benito Juárez's birthday1 May · Labour Day16 Sept · Independence Day16 Nov · Revolution Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Yucatán

Other regions of Mexico with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Mexico travel guide · All regions of Mexico

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.