14-day forecast — Cancún
Updated every hour
Thu · Today · 30 Jul
Showers
33°
27°
0.9 mm
Fri · Tomorrow · 31 Jul
Sunny
32°
27°
8%
Saturday · 1 Aug
Sunny
33°
26°
7%
Sunday · 2 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
7%
Monday · 3 Aug
Sunny
32°
27°
0.2 mm
Tuesday · 4 Aug
Showers
29°
27°
9.4 mm
Wednesday · 5 Aug
Sunny
32°
27°
1.9 mm
Thursday · 6 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
3.9 mm
Friday · 7 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
0.5 mm
Saturday · 8 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
0.9 mm
Sunday · 9 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
0.2 mm
Monday · 10 Aug
Showers
32°
27°
1.2 mm
Tuesday · 11 Aug
Sunny
33°
27°
11%
Wednesday · 12 Aug
Sunny
32°
26°
7%
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 37)
Climate in Cancún in May
Averages over 8 years · best time to visitBest time to visit Cancún: January–December. With good weather, May is a recommended month to visit.
| 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
Rainfall day by day in May mm
UV index day by day in May 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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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.