Climate of Cancún
Cancún has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Cancún is 48° degrees and there is about 159 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 206 days a year with an average humidity of 54% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 29°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 16°C
- Rain: it rains 128 days and there is a total of approximately 403 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3556 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 21°C and 29°C |
Warmest month: | 29°C in May |
Coldest month: | 21°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 6°C and 16°C |
Dry days: | 237 days |
Days with rain: | 128 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 403 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3556 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cancún.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cancún.
Climate table of Cancún
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cancún. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cancún might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 70 |
Night temp. (°F) | 43 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 45 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
Days with rain | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Dry days | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 27 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Best time to visit Cancún
The best time to visit Cancún in Mexico is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cancún is 85°F in May and the lowest is 70°F in January.
Climate of Cancún by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Cancún? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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