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.
- January
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 82 mm
January is Cancun's priciest month. North Americans fleeing sub-zero winters fill the Zona Hotelera from the first week onward, and hotel occupancy in Cancún typically sits above…
- February
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 52 mm
February is peak season in Cancun, full stop. North Americans fleeing minus-20 winters fill the Zona Hotelera to capacity, and hotel rates reflect it. You'll pay 50-70% more than…
- March
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 37 mm
March in Cancún is defined by Spring Break. From the first week through late March, tens of thousands of American and Canadian university students flood the Zona Hotelera, and…
- April
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 34 mm
April in Cancún likely offers the driest weather of the entire year, with rainfall dropping to 34mm across roughly 7 rainy days. That is the headline. Average highs sit around…
- May
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 59 mm
May in Cancun sits in a comfortable gap between two tourist waves. Spring break ended weeks ago, and the summer family crowds won't arrive until mid-June. The Zona Hotelera feels…
- June
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 220 mm
June is Cancun's wettest month. That's the headline, and it's worth sitting with before you book. Expect around 220mm of rain spread across roughly 20 days, with afternoon…
- July
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 113 mm
July in Cancun means one thing above all else. Whale sharks. Hundreds of these 8-meter filter feeders gather in the waters between Isla Mujeres and Isla Contoy from mid-June…
- August
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 136 mm
August in Cancún sits right in the heart of Atlantic hurricane season, and that single fact colors everything about a visit this month. Daytime temperatures reach about 32°C (90°F)…
- September
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 181 mm
September is peak hurricane season in Cancun, and you need to know that before anything else. The statistical peak for Atlantic hurricanes falls right around September 10, and the…
- October
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 129 mm
October in Cancun sits squarely in hurricane season, and that single fact shapes everything about this month. The Atlantic hurricane season peaks between September and October,…
- November
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 120 mm
November in Cancun sits right at the crossover between hurricane season and the dry high season, and that in-between position is the single most important thing to understand about…
- December
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 98 mm
December in Cancun means peak prices. That is the single most important thing to know before you book. North Americans flee the cold for the Caribbean coast, and hotels across the…