Best Time to Visit Cancun
The best time to visit Cancun is July and December to May, when the average temperature is 24–28°C and rainfall is low for Cancun, at 38–92 mm a month.
Cancun weather by month
The wettest month in Cancun is October with 224 mm of rain, and the warmest is August at an average 28°C. The coolest is January at 24°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C / 75°F | 63 mm | Best |
| February | 25°C / 76°F | 51 mm | Best |
| March | 25°C / 78°F | 38 mm | Best |
| April | 27°C / 80°F | 41 mm | Best |
| May | 28°C / 82°F | 92 mm | Best |
| June | 28°C / 82°F | 181 mm | Wet |
| July | 28°C / 83°F | 89 mm | Best |
| August | 28°C / 83°F | 114 mm | Rainy |
| September | 28°C / 82°F | 166 mm | Wet |
| October | 27°C / 81°F | 224 mm | Wet |
| November | 25°C / 78°F | 124 mm | Rainy |
| December | 25°C / 76°F | 68 mm | Best |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Cancun: under 150 mm, and no more than 113 mm, a quarter above Cancun's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 113 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Cancun International (CUN) at 21.04, -86.87. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.