When to go · Cancún
Cancún in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 35°C95°F / 25°C77°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Mexico overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Cancún
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).
Weather in August
- CancúnHighs around 35 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 95 °F, lows around 77 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarrainy
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- Medium
- Prices · Mexico overall
- Medium
Mexico overall: Wet and hot; hurricane risk rising on both coasts.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast