Cancun month by month

Plan your visit to Cancun by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.

Cancun's year splits into three bands defined more by rain than by heat. Highs range from 26°C in January to 32°C in August, a spread of only 6 degrees across the full measured year. February through May is the dry window. Rain days drop from 11 in February to 7 in April before climbing back to 10 in May. June marks the turn. Rain days reach 20 and stay between 18 and 21 through October. August is the wettest month at 21 rain days and the hottest at 32°C. November through January sits between those two seasons, with 14 to 16 rain days as temperatures fall back toward 26-28°C.

All 12 months are covered beneath this index. If your trip falls between February and April, start there. Those 3 months have the fewest rain days in Cancun's measured year, with April at 7 rain days and 30°C. For a June through October visit, the month pages show how Cancun's wet season shifts from 20 rain days in June to a peak of 21 in August and back to 20 in October. The November and December pages cover the shoulder window at 16 and 14 rain days.

August deserves the closest read. It combines Cancun's peak average high of 32°C with 21 rain days, triple April's count of 7.

April stands apart in Cancun's measured year at 7 rain days, 3 fewer than any other month, with a high of 30°C.

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