Mexico
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
480km²
Area
120km
Coastline
12m
Highest point
88,626
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
5km
To the mainland
When to go to Cozumel Island
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Cozumel Island is an island in Mexico. It covers 480 km², with 120 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 12 m. About 88,626 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 5 km away.
Getting there
- Cozumel International Airport (CZM)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at CZM airport (Cozumel)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesPlaya del Carmen - Cozumel, Calica - Cozumel
- 5 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Cozumel Island.
- 32beachesPlaya La Caletita, La Playa mas Hermosa, Mezcalitos Beach and 29 more
- 7viewpointsCelarain lighthouse, Mirador Chumul, El Mirador Km. 31 and 4 more
- 4lighthousesCozumel lighthouse, Punta Molas Lighthouse, Celarain lighthouse and 1 more
- 2ferry terminalsFerry Cozumel
- 4marinasSnorkeling Tour Harbour, Mooring, Caleta and 1 more
- 32ruins and archaeological sitesCaracol Mayan Vestige, Tumba del Caracol, Buenavista and 29 more
- 4dive centresRoberta's Scuba Shack, Cozumel Dive School, Scuba XOC Dive Center Cozumel and 1 more
- 1waymarked walking routesEntrada Aerodormo ETP
- 65hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 192restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Cozumel Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Cozumel Island, each with its own numbers.
10beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
Playa Box
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
10 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- San Juan29.4°C
- Playa San Francisco29.4°C
- Playa Box29.4°C
- Playa Bonita29.4°C
- San Martín29.4°C
- Los Cocos29.4°C
- Playa Palancar29.4°C
- Playa Chen Río29.4°C
2 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 8 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Cozumel77,236 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 177 | 96 | 125 | 170 | 224 | 129 | 69 |
| Wet days | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 |
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q20119933) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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