Cancún monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cancún

Cancún average temperature chart (Celsius) Cancún average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cancún (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 28 29.6 31.3 31.8 31.9 32.3 32.5 31.5 30 28.8 27.6
°F 81.2 82.4 85.3 88.3 89.3 89.4 90.1 90.4 88.8 86.1 83.8 81.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cancún monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cancún monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cancún (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 66 54 36 42 108 183 129 149 224 185 85 79
inches 2.6 2.1 1.4 1.7 4.3 7.2 5.1 5.8 8.8 7.3 3.3 3.1
Rainy days 6 5 3 3 7 11 12 13 14 12 7 6

Average annual rainfall in Cancún: 1274.133mm (501.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cancún

Cancún average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cancún
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.9 7.3 7.9 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 6.7 7 6.8 6.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cancún average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cancún average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cancún (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.7 17.6 18.9 20.5 21.5 22.7 22.5 22.5 22.7 21.8 19.6 18.2
Max °C 27.6 28.3 29.9 31.6 32.1 32.1 32.5 32.7 31.8 30.3 29 27.9
Min °F 63.8 63.6 66 68.8 70.7 72.9 72.5 72.5 72.8 71.2 67.3 64.7
Max °F 72.7 73.2 75.9 78.8 80.2 81.3 81.5 81.7 81 78.8 75.7 73.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cancún average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cancún average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cancún in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 25.9 26 26.6 27.5 28.2 28.8 29.2 29.1 28.6 27.6 26.8
°F 79.1 78.7 78.8 79.9 81.5 82.8 83.8 84.5 84.5 83.4 81.7 80.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cancún average winspeed by month (km/h) Cancún average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cancún (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 12 14 14 14 12 11 10 9 9 10 11
mph 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cancún relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cancún
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 78% 77% 76% 78% 82% 83% 84% 85% 84% 81% 81%
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Cancún weather stats

Cancún weather statistics
Hottest month: August 32.5°C 90.5°F
Driest month: March 36mm 1.4ins
Sunniest month: April 8.5hrs
Coldest month: January 27.3°C 81.1°F
Wettest month: September 224mm 8.8ins
Warmest sea: August 29.2°C 84.6°F
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