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 August
Averages over 8 years · best time to visitBest time to visit Cancún: January–December. With good weather, August is a recommended month to visit.
| 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
Rainfall day by day in August mm
UV index day by day in August 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.