14-day forecast — Cancún Updated every hour
Mon · Today · 14 Sep
Cloudy
30°
28°
0.1 mm
Tue · Tomorrow · 15 Sep
Showers
30°
27°
2.8 mm
Wednesday · 16 Sep
Sunny
30°
27°
3.3 mm
Thursday · 17 Sep
Showers
30°
27°
2.7 mm
Friday · 18 Sep
Showers
30°
27°
4.4 mm
Saturday · 19 Sep
Sunny
30°
27°
1.9 mm
Sunday · 20 Sep
Sunny
30°
28°
5%
Monday · 21 Sep
Sunny
30°
27°
17%
Tuesday · 22 Sep
Cloudy
30°
27°
17%
Wednesday · 23 Sep
Showers
30°
27°
3.5 mm
Thursday · 24 Sep
Showers
29°
27°
33.9 mm
Friday · 25 Sep
Showers
28°
25°
20.7 mm
Saturday · 26 Sep
Showers
28°
26°
6.2 mm
Sunday · 27 Sep
Showers
28°
26°
10.9 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 38)
🗺️ Cancún and what is nearby
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Climate in Cancún in May
Averages over 8 years · best time to visit
Best time to visit Cancún : January–December . With good weather, May is a recommended month to visit.
Photo: Wikimedia
April
May
June
Average temperature
▲ 26°C
27°C
▲ 28°C
Highest temperature
▲ 29°C
30°C
→ 30°C
Lowest temperature
▲ 24°C
25°C
→ 25°C
Sea temperature
▲ 27,1°C
27,6°C
▲ 28,4°C
Rainfall
▲ 38 mm
93 mm
▲ 196 mm
Days with rain
▲ 7 d
14 d
▲ 19 d
Humidity
▲ 70%
75%
▲ 82%
Sunshine hours per day
▲ 11,7 h
11,8 h
▼ 10,7 h
Cloud cover
▲ 7%
10%
▲ 20%
UV index (midday)
→ 12
12
→ 12
Day length
12:39
13:09
13:24
Our rating
Perfect
Good
Good
Temperature day by day in May mean + moving average
25° 27° 29° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Rainfall day by day in May mm
0 4.9 9.8 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in May midday value, clear-sky
0 6 12 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.