When to go · Cancún
Cancún in October
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 23°C73°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Low
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- Low
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).
Weather in October
- CancúnHighs around 32 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 73 °F, rain on about 13 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.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Día de Muertos big impact
31 Oct – 2 Nov · Mexico
Altars and cemetery vigils; Oaxaca, Pátzcuaro and Mexico City book out months ahead.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- Low
- Prices · Mexico overall
- Low
Mexico overall: Storm risk continues early in the month; highlands dry out and turn green.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast