Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen is located within the Riviera Maya, which runs from south of Cancún to Tulum and the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve. Playa is a stop for several cruise ships which dock at the nearby Calica quarry docks, about six miles (10 km) south of the city. The Xcaret Eco Park, a Mexican-themed "eco-archaeological park", is just south of the town in Xcaret (pronounced "ish-kar-et").

In October 2005, Hurricane Wilma passed directly over Playa del Carmen, remaining in the vicinity for two days and causing significant damage and a temporary drop in tourist arrivals. Most of the damage was relatively superficial and repaired within a few weeks of the storm. Hurricane Wilma arrived from the Caribbean Sea, passing over Cozumel before making landfall in Playa del Carmen. It then moved north along the Mexican coast, hitting Cancún especially hard.

Playa del Carmen has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with June to November receiving most of the precipitation. Summers are hot and year-round with warm nights.

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| location = Playa del Carmen (1951–2010)

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| single line = yes

| Jan record high C = 37.5

| Feb record high C = 33.0

| Mar record high C = 34.0

| Apr record high C = 39.0

| May record high C = 40.0

| Jun record high C = 39.0

| Jul record high C = 39.0

| Aug record high C = 39.5

| Sep record high C = 39.0

| Oct record high C = 34.0

| Nov record high C = 35.0

| Dec record high C = 39.0

| year record high C = 40.0

| Jan high C = 27.8

| Feb high C = 28.5

| Mar high C = 29.6

| Apr high C = 30.8

| May high C = 31.7

| Jun high C = 32.0

| Jul high C = 32.5

| Aug high C = 32.9

| Sep high C = 32.6

| Oct high C = 30.8

| Nov high C = 29.3

| Dec high C = 28.6

| year high C = 30.6

| Jan mean C = 22.8

| Feb mean C = 23.4

| Mar mean C = 24.3

| Apr mean C = 26.1

| May mean C = 27.3

| Jun mean C = 27.9

| Jul mean C = 28.0

| Aug mean C = 28.0

| Sep mean C = 27.9

| Oct mean C = 26.3

| Nov mean C = 24.4

| Dec mean C = 23.4

| year mean C = 25.8

| Jan low C = 17.9

| Feb low C = 18.3

| Mar low C = 19.0

| Apr low C = 21.3

| May low C = 22.9

| Jun low C = 23.7

| Jul low C = 23.5

| Aug low C = 23.2

| Sep low C = 23.1

| Oct low C = 21.7

| Nov low C = 19.4

| Dec low C = 18.2

| year low C = 21.0

| Jan record low C = 8.0

| Feb record low C = 7.0

| Mar record low C = 5.0

| Apr record low C = 10.0

| May record low C = 15.0

| Jun record low C = 14.0

| Jul record low C = 13.0

| Aug record low C = 15.0

| Sep record low C = 14.0

| Oct record low C = 13.5

| Nov record low C = 11.0

| Dec record low C = 9.0

| year record low C = 5.0

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 61.2

| Feb rain mm = 50.5

| Mar rain mm = 28.1

| Apr rain mm = 51.2

| May rain mm = 78.1

| Jun rain mm = 153.0

| Jul rain mm = 126.3

| Aug rain mm = 126.3

| Sep rain mm = 168.8

| Oct rain mm = 284.3

| Nov rain mm = 130.3

| Dec rain mm = 73.1

| year rain mm = 1331.2

| unit rain days = 0.1 mm

| Jan rain days = 7.7

| Feb rain days = 4.4

| Mar rain days = 3.8

| Apr rain days = 3.7

| May rain days = 6.5

| Jun rain days = 10.6

| Jul rain days = 9.3

| Aug rain days = 9.6

| Sep rain days = 14.5

| Oct rain days = 15.9

| Nov rain days = 9.5

| Dec rain days = 7.3

| year rain days = 102.8

| source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional{{cite web|url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL23163.TXT|title=Estado de Quintana Roo-Estacion: Playa del Carmen|work=Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010|language=es|publisher=Servicio Meteorológico Nacional|access-date=1 August 2015}}

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{{Historical populations|align=none

|1995 | 17621

|2000 | 43613

|2005 | 100383

|2010 | 149923

|2014 | 186700

|2020 | 304942

| footnote = sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/mexico-quintanaroo.php|title=MEXICO: Quintana Roo|date=2015-01-08|publisher=Citypopulation.de|access-date=June 1, 2015}}

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Originally a small fishing town, tourism to Playa del Carmen began with the passenger ferry service to Cozumel, an island across the Cozumel Channel and a scuba diving destination.

Playa del Carmen is generally a safe travel destination in Mexico. The town is generally secure for most tourists, except for risks such as hurricanes, sunburns, and common tourist scams. "Numbeo" reports that both the Safety Index and Crime Index in Playa del Carmen are in the low-moderate range, with scores of 50.55 and 49.45, respectively.{{Cite web|title=Crime in Playa del Carmen|url=https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Playa-del-Carmen|access-date=2023-05-20|website=numbeo.com|language=en-US}}

The city is home to Inter Playa del Carmen, an association football club founded in 1999. It competes in the south group of the Segunda División Profesional, the third tier of Mexican football league system.

The World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup golf tournament that was held at El Camaleón Golf Club between 2007 and 2023. Since 2013, it has been a full-points tournament where the winner earns full rights for a PGA TOUR win.

Numerous TV series have been filmed and set in Playa del Carmen. The telenovela Peregrina takes place in Playa del Carmen. The Canadian Real Housewives of Vancouver featured Playa del Carmen in two episodes. The US series The Amazing Race was shot on location in Playa del Carmen, and The Celebrity Mole was set in that area. The UK reality series Geordie Shore featured Playa del Carmen. In the American series Spies in Disguise, the Yakuza arms dealer named Katsu Kimura lays low in a hotel in Playa del Carmen.

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