Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2025-09-03; its coldest fell to 15°C on 1989-12-24.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
31°C2017-01-22
20°C1996-01-08
26°C2020-01-03
17°C1981-01-25
February
31°C1987-02-16
19°C1996-02-05
26°C2026-02-21
17°C1998-02-08
March
33°C1987-03-24
21°C1996-03-11
27°C2024-03-27
16°C1986-03-02
April
33°C1997-04-23
23°C2003-04-01
28°C2020-04-24
18°C2003-04-11
May
34°C1998-05-11
25°C1984-05-31
29°C2024-05-14
20°C2013-05-05
June
34°C2024-06-06
25°C1984-06-01
29°C2023-06-14
24°C1984-06-26
July
33°C2025-07-19
27°C1984-07-07
29°C2026-07-12
24°C1992-07-05
August
34°C2014-08-26
27°C1996-08-20
29°C2023-08-11
24°C1984-08-08
September
34°C2025-09-03
26°C1984-09-27
28°C2024-09-09
24°C2001-09-30
October
33°C2023-10-15
25°C1989-10-20
29°C2023-10-12
21°C2012-10-31
November
31°C2022-11-01
21°C2006-11-21
27°C2023-11-11
18°C2006-11-22
December
30°C2016-12-06
18°C1989-12-24
27°C2016-12-06
15°C1989-12-24

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
31°C1987-02-16
18°C1989-12-24
27°C2016-12-06
15°C1989-12-24
Spring (Mar–May)
34°C1998-05-11
21°C1996-03-11
29°C2024-05-14
16°C1986-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C2014-08-26
25°C1984-06-01
29°C2023-08-11
24°C1984-06-26
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2025-09-03
21°C2006-11-21
29°C2023-10-12
18°C2006-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Cancún has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2025-09-03
Lowest 18°C 1989-12-24

Low

Highest 29°C 2023-08-11
Lowest 15°C 1989-12-24

Feels-like

Highest 50°C 2017-06-07
Lowest 15°C 1989-12-24

Humidity

Highest 26.7 g/m³ 2023-10-12
Lowest 9.9 g/m³ 1986-03-01

Wind

Highest 60 km/h 1988-09-14
Lowest 4 km/h 2018-10-12

Precip

Wettest 183 mm 1982-06-15
Driest 40-day dry spell 2011-04-07

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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