When to go · Cancún
Cancún, month by month
The best months for Cancún: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec. Months to avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.28 °C / 20 °C, 6 rain days82 °F / 68 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High
- FebruaryGreatInside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.29 °C / 20 °C, 4 rain days84 °F / 68 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- MarchGreatInside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.31 °C / 21 °C, 3 rain days88 °F / 70 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.32 °C / 23 °C, 3 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.34 °C / 24 °C, 6 rain days93 °F / 75 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).34 °C / 25 °C, 9 rain days93 °F / 77 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).34 °C / 25 °C, 8 rain days93 °F / 77 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).35 °C / 25 °C, 8 rain days95 °F / 77 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).34 °C / 24 °C, 12 rain days93 °F / 75 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).32 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Día de Muertos (1–2 Nov): book Oaxaca and Pátzcuaro months ahead; dry season starts.30 °C / 22 °C, 9 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGreatInside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.29 °C / 21 °C, 7 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday