14-day forecast — Cancún
Updated every hour
Tue · Today · 15 Sep
Cloudy
30°
28°
5.3 mm
Wed · Tomorrow · 16 Sep
Sunny
30°
28°
3.4 mm
Thursday · 17 Sep
Sunny
30°
28°
3.6 mm
Friday · 18 Sep
Showers
31°
27°
3.4 mm
Saturday · 19 Sep
Sunny
30°
26°
0.1 mm
Sunday · 20 Sep
Sunny
30°
26°
1.2 mm
Monday · 21 Sep
Sunny
30°
28°
5.9 mm
Tuesday · 22 Sep
Showers
29°
27°
40.2 mm
Wednesday · 23 Sep
Showers
27°
26°
46.0 mm
Thursday · 24 Sep
Showers
27°
26°
32.6 mm
Friday · 25 Sep
Showers
28°
25°
26.3 mm
Saturday · 26 Sep
Showers
27°
26°
11.6 mm
Sunday · 27 Sep
Showers
28°
26°
12.9 mm
Monday · 28 Sep
Showers
26°
24°
41.5 mm
About Cancún
Caribbean sand, Mayan ruins and cenotes — dry season December to April is prime time.
CountryMexico
RegionRiviera Maya
ContinentNorth America & Caribbean
Time zoneAmerica/Cancun (-05:00)
Latitude21.1619°
Longitude-86.8515°
Air qualityFair (EAQI 34)
Climate in Cancún in December
Averages over 8 years · best time to visitBest time to visit Cancún: January–December. With good weather, December is a recommended month to visit.
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 25°C | 24°C | → 24°C |
| Highest temperature | ▼ 28°C | 27°C | ▼ 26°C |
| Lowest temperature | ▼ 23°C | 22°C | ▼ 21°C |
| Sea temperature | ▼ 28,6°C | 27,7°C | ▼ 26,8°C |
| Rainfall | ▼ 121 mm | 90 mm | ▼ 87 mm |
| Days with rain | ▼ 17 d | 14 d | ▲ 15 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 80% | 78% | → 78% |
| Sunshine hours per day | ▼ 10,2 h | 9,6 h | ▼ 9,3 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 8% | 12% | ▲ 15% |
| UV index (midday) | ▼ 7 | 6 | ▲ 7 |
| Day length | 11:08 | 10:52 | 11:01 |
| Our rating | Good | Good | Good |
Temperature day by day in December mean + moving average
Rainfall day by day in December mm
UV index day by day in December midday value, clear-sky
Climate averages calculated from the ERA5 archive (8 years; sea temperature from marine reanalysis). UV estimated from solar elevation.
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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.