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Cancún · Mexico · Local time 20:24 -05:00
27°
Sunny
Feels like 29°  ·  Min 26° / Max 29°
☔ 0.8 mm 🌬️ 7 mph E 💧 77% 💨 AQI 30 · Fair 🌍 Riviera Maya
Min
26°
Max
29°
Rain
0.8 mm
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
18:12
Day length
11h 23m
UV index
9 – Very high
Wind7 mph E
Gusts11 mph
Pressure1012 mb
Humidity77%
Dew point22°
Visibility10 km
Now
26°
8%
8 mph
21:00
26°
8%
9 mph
22:00
26°
18%
8 mph
23:00
26°
8%
7 mph
00:00
26°
19%
8 mph
01:00
26°
20%
8 mph
02:00
26°
20%
7 mph
03:00
26°
8%
7 mph
04:00
26°
8%
7 mph
05:00
26°
7%
7 mph
06:00
26°
7%
6 mph
07:00
26°
9%
6 mph
08:00
27°
17%
6 mph
09:00
28°
13%
7 mph
10:00
28°
14%
7 mph
11:00
28°
13%
8 mph
12:00
28°
17%
9 mph
13:00
29°
12%
8 mph
14:00
28°
19%
9 mph
15:00
28°
19%
9 mph
16:00
28°
13%
8 mph
17:00
28°
6%
8 mph
18:00
27°
7%
8 mph
19:00
27°
8%
7 mph

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.

CountryMexico
RegionRiviera Maya
ContinentNorth America & Caribbean
Time zoneAmerica/Cancun (-05:00)
Latitude21.1619°
Longitude-86.8515°
Air qualityFair (EAQI 30)

🗺️ Cancún and what is nearby

Where it is, and the forecast day by day
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Climate in Cancún in August

Averages over 8 years · best time to visit

Best time to visit Cancún: January–December. With good weather, August is a recommended month to visit.

Cancún
Photo: Wikimedia
July August September
Average temperature → 28°C 28°C → 28°C
Highest temperature → 31°C 31°C → 31°C
Lowest temperature → 26°C 26°C ▼ 25°C
Sea temperature ▲ 28,9°C 29,2°C ▲ 29,4°C
Rainfall ▲ 91 mm 118 mm ▲ 166 mm
Days with rain ▲ 16 d 20 d ▲ 22 d
Humidity ▼ 82% 81% ▲ 84%
Sunshine hours per day ▼ 11,7 h 11,4 h ▼ 10,6 h
Cloud cover ▼ 12% 11% ▲ 13%
UV index (midday) → 12 12 ▼ 11
Day length 13:16 12:50 12:15
Our rating Good Good Good
Temperature day by day in August mean + moving average
26°27°28°29°30°161116212631
Rainfall day by day in August mm
04.89.5161116212631
UV index day by day in August midday value, clear-sky
0612161116212631

Climate averages calculated from the ERA5 archive (8 years; sea temperature from marine reanalysis). UV estimated from solar elevation.

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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.
Forecasts from the UK Met Office UKV model, global weather models and official UK environmental data · Met Office UKV model · Environment Agency · Copernicus CAMS · NOAA
Updated: 01:24