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Monthly climate in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cancun features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1097 mm (43.2 inches) and receives 161 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cancun enjoys an average of 3709 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

The warmest months in Cancun are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cancun experiences 301 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

Cancun usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 19 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cancun are February, March and April. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62 (2.4) 30 (1.2) 21 (0.8) 34 (1.3) 118 (4.6) 166 (6.5) 44 (1.7) 100 (3.9) 117 (4.6) 214 (8.4) 118 (4.7) 73 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 10 5 5 16 18 10 14 19 23 16 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

The sunniest months in Cancun are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cancun: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 231 282 324 329 345 306 345 332 316 302 297 295
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 59m 11h 26m 12h 1m 12h 38m 13h 8m 13h 23m 13h 15m 12h 48m 12h 13m 11h 37m 11h 6m 10h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico §

Cancun experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cancun UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 8 7