Cancun, Mexico
tropical climate · beach · high crowds · mid prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
Set at a tropical latitude, Cancun (Mexico) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 97/100 sun score in April, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a beach trip.
The year runs from average lows of 22°C in January to highs of 31°C in July. Rain is most likely in September, when about 75% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in April (23%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 96 for spring, 88 for summer, 86 for autumn and 91 for winter — with typical afternoons of 29°, 31°, 29° and 27°C respectively. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep winter as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 86). If your dates are flexible, December buys you 27°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Cancun
Our month-by-month scoring puts April first (97/100), with March (96) and February (94) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is October (84/100).
Put against its 126 tropical peers in April, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 96% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Cancun → · More destinations for April →
As of the latest refresh, Cancun's next 15 days span 19°C to 31°C; 10 days look mostly sunny while none look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 97/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 8,282 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,276 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,961 km | ~10 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,197 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 8,599 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 30° / 23° | 40% | 36% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 30° / 24° | 16% | 13% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 30° / 25° | 19% | 10% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 30° / 22° | 20% | 22% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 30° / 22° | 59% | 22% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 30° / 22° | 54% | 25% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 30° / 24° | 16% | 20% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 31° / 22° | 28% | 26% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 29° / 21° | 14% | 21% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 28° / 19° | 9% | 16% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 28° / 19° | 21% | 15% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 28° / 20° | 17% | 21% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 27° / 20° | 30% | 16% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 29° / 19° | 84% | 21% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 29° / 19° | 43% | 38% |
Cancun climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (April highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.2° / 21.5° | 52% | 44.5% | 89 |
| February | 27° / 22.4° | 36.8% | 33.4% | 94 |
| March | 28.1° / 23.2° | 37.4% | 28.7% | 96 |
| April | 29.3° / 24° | 38.8% | 23% | 97 |
| May | 30.3° / 25° | 46% | 44.5% | 94 |
| June | 30.1° / 25.4° | 58.5% | 60% | 84 |
| July | 31.1° / 25.8° | 49.8% | 51.6% | 93 |
| August | 31.1° / 25.7° | 58.7% | 63.9% | 88 |
| September | 30.5° / 25.2° | 60.4% | 75% | 84 |
| October | 29.4° / 24.2° | 57.4% | 63.9% | 84 |
| November | 27.9° / 23° | 48.7% | 50.7% | 90 |
| December | 26.9° / 22.2° | 47.7% | 42.8% | 90 |
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