When to go · Cancún
Cancún in January
Great month. Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 20°C68°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Cancún
Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Weather in January
- CancúnHighs around 28 °C, lows around 20 °C, rain on about 6 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 68 °F, rain on about 6 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarbest weather
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
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Dry and sunny; cold nights in the highlands; whale watching on the Pacific.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.