14-day forecast — Cancún Updated every hour
Fri · Today · 30 Oct
Showers
29°
26°
0.8 mm
Sat · Tomorrow · 31 Oct
Sunny intervals
29°
26°
0.3 mm
Sunday · 1 Nov
Sunny
29°
25°
9%
Monday · 2 Nov
Sunny
28°
25°
17%
Tuesday · 3 Nov
Sunny
29°
25°
0.1 mm
Wednesday · 4 Nov
Showers
29°
25°
3.7 mm
Thursday · 5 Nov
Showers
27°
24°
4.6 mm
Friday · 6 Nov
Showers
27°
23°
0.8 mm
Saturday · 7 Nov
Sunny
28°
24°
11%
Sunday · 8 Nov
Sunny intervals
28°
24°
12%
Monday · 9 Nov
Showers
28°
25°
4.1 mm
Tuesday · 10 Nov
Showers
26°
25°
25.4 mm
Wednesday · 11 Nov
Showers
27°
24°
7.8 mm
Thursday · 12 Nov
Showers
27°
23°
10.6 mm
About Cancún
Caribbean sand, Mayan ruins and cenotes — dry season December to April is prime time.
Country Mexico
Region Riviera Maya
Continent North America & Caribbean
Time zone America/Cancun (-05:00)
Latitude 21.1619°
Longitude -86.8515°
Air quality Fair (EAQI 30)
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Climate in Cancún in January
Averages over 8 years · best time to visit
Best time to visit Cancún : January–December . With good weather, January is a recommended month to visit.
Photo: Wikimedia
December
January
February
Average temperature
→ 24°C
24°C
▲ 25°C
Highest temperature
▼ 27°C
26°C
▲ 27°C
Lowest temperature
▼ 22°C
21°C
▲ 23°C
Sea temperature
▼ 27,7°C
26,8°C
▼ 26,6°C
Rainfall
▼ 90 mm
87 mm
▼ 50 mm
Days with rain
▲ 14 d
15 d
▼ 12 d
Humidity
→ 78%
78%
▼ 75%
Sunshine hours per day
▼ 9,6 h
9,3 h
▲ 10,7 h
Cloud cover
▲ 12%
15%
▼ 7%
UV index (midday)
▲ 6
7
▲ 8
Day length
10:52
11:01
11:28
Our rating
Good
Good
Perfect
Temperature day by day in January mean + moving average
21° 23° 25° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Rainfall day by day in January mm
0 6.2 12.3 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in January midday value, clear-sky
0 5.5 11 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Climate averages calculated from the ERA5 archive (8 years; sea temperature from marine reanalysis). UV estimated from solar elevation.
Other destinations in North America & Caribbean
Data source
Global weather models — international forecasts
The weather for Cancún is based on global weather models (ECMWF, GFS) and national meteorological institutes around the world. Forecasts update every hour; current measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a larger time difference from the UK, local time is shown above.