North & Central America · Beach travel

Best time to visit Cancun

Early Feb–Mid Apr, Late Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.1°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Cancun
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Season calendar

Cancun season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 85.2)Mid Jan: Great (season score 80.1)Late Jan: Great (season score 83.5)Early Feb: Best (season score 93.1)Mid Feb: Best (season score 90.0)Late Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Early Mar: Best (season score 95.7)Mid Mar: Best (season score 95.1)Late Mar: Best (season score 98.7)Early Apr: Best (season score 95.0)Mid Apr: Best (season score 86.9)Late Apr: Great (season score 80.5)Early May: Great (season score 80.7)Mid May: Okay (season score 52.9)Late May: Fair (season score 36.3)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 24.1)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 26.5)Late Jun: Fair (season score 33.9)Early Jul: Fair (season score 31.9)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 28.9)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 20.2)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 12.6)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 13.5)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 5.5)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 8.1)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 10.8)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 23.4)Late Oct: Fair (season score 40.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 51.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 62.0)Late Nov: Great (season score 77.7)Early Dec: Great (season score 82.9)Mid Dec: Great (season score 76.2)Late Dec: Best (season score 87.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat26.4°C3.552.6%
FebruaryBest27.3°C2.640.8%
MarchBest28.3°C2.038.0%
AprilBest29.7°C2.037.1%
MayOkay30.6°C3.543.2%
JuneOff-season29.8°C5.957.3%
JulyOff-season30.3°C5.948.6%
AugustAvoid30.6°C7.051.3%
SeptemberAvoid30.0°C7.856.7%
OctoberOff-season28.9°C6.957.0%
NovemberGood27.6°C4.753.5%
DecemberGreat26.9°C3.751.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.