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Cancun climate

Mexico · Yucatan Peninsula · 21.162° N, 86.852° W

Köppen Awtropical savannaTropical

Hot year-round with a sharply wet summer-autumn (hurricane season) and a markedly drier winter.

Hot all year, with the seasons set by rainfall rather than temperature.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C
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Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm
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Rain

At a glance

Warmest month
July, 88°F / 31°C
Coldest month
January, 71°F / 22°C
Annual swing
18°F / 10°C
Wettest month
October
Driest month
March
Rain per year
45.5" / 1154 mm
Elevation
36 ft / 11 m
Time zone
America/Cancun

Monthly climate normals

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
MonthHigh °F/°CLow °F/°CRain in/mmHumidityWind mph/km/hCloud
January79 / 2671 / 223.45 / 8877%8.4 / 13.549%
February81 / 2773 / 232.33 / 5976%9.4 / 15.134%
March82 / 2874 / 231.35 / 3473%9.7 / 15.633%
April85 / 3076 / 241.39 / 3575%9.8 / 15.839%
May86 / 3077 / 253.42 / 8777%8.8 / 14.247%
June87 / 3078 / 255.62 / 14381%8.2 / 13.256%
July88 / 3179 / 262.82 / 7279%6.8 / 10.949%
August88 / 3178 / 265.06 / 12981%6.7 / 10.856%
September87 / 3177 / 254.83 / 12382%5.9 / 9.558%
October86 / 3076 / 246.16 / 15681%6.9 / 11.157%
November82 / 2874 / 235.27 / 13481%7.5 / 12.153%
December80 / 2772 / 223.75 / 9578%7.7 / 12.448%

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