Climate of Cancún
Cancún has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Cancún is 25° degrees and there is about 369 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 256 days a year with an average humidity of 41% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 16°C and 34°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 22°C
- Rain: it rains 90 days and there is a total of approximately 367 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3564 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 16°C and 34°C |
Warmest month: | 34°C in June |
Coldest month: | 16°C in December |
Night temperature: | between 6°C and 22°C |
Dry days: | 275 days |
Days with rain: | 90 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 367 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3564 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. (°C) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
Night temp. (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 104 | 90 | 54 | 28 | 8 | 16 |
Days with rain | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Dry days | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Best time to visit Cancún
The best time to visit Cancún in Mexico is from February through May and August through November. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cancún is 34°C in June and the lowest is 16°C in December.
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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