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Best time to visit Cancún

February is the best time to visit Cancún for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 78/100
A beach holiday March sea 26 °C
The least cloud March 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 33 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 78 26 °C 7 90
2 January 76 25 °C 10 83
3 March 75 27 °C 7 92
4 December 73 26 °C 11 82
5 April 69 28 °C 7 91
6 November 68 27 °C 12 78
7 May 57 29 °C 13 76
8 October 50 28 °C 20 70
9 July 48 30 °C 17 68
10 June 47 29 °C 19 70
11 September 46 29 °C 24 67
12 August 44 30 °C 21 67

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 25 °C 48 % 83
February 26 °C 26 °C 38 % 90
March 26 °C 27 °C 38 % 92
April 27 °C 28 °C 39 % 91
May 28 °C 29 °C 45 % 76
June 28 °C 29 °C 60 % 70
July 29 °C 30 °C 51 % 68
August 29 °C 30 °C 54 % 67
September 29 °C 29 °C 62 % 67
October 29 °C 28 °C 58 % 70
November 28 °C 27 °C 48 % 78
December 27 °C 26 °C 46 % 82

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.4 °C 61 mm 48 %
February 26.1 °C 36 mm 38 %
March 26.9 °C 33 mm 38 %
April 28.3 °C 38 mm 39 %
May 29.1 °C 91 mm 45 %
June 29.2 °C 167 mm 60 %
July 29.8 °C 112 mm 51 %
August 29.9 °C 146 mm 54 %
September 29.3 °C 205 mm 62 %
October 28.2 °C 193 mm 58 %
November 26.8 °C 81 mm 48 %
December 26.0 °C 53 mm 46 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.