10-day forecast — Cancún
Refreshed hourly
Tue · Today · 29 Sep
Mostly cloudy
84°
80°
0.41 in
Wind19 mph SE
Gusts24 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance87%
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Wed · Tomorrow · 30 Sep
Showers
83°
79°
0.25 in
Wind17 mph E
Gusts23 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance82%
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Thursday · 1 Oct
Showers
82°
79°
1.26 in
Wind17 mph SE
Gusts25 mph
UV index11 – Very high
Precip chance87%
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Friday · 2 Oct
Showers
83°
80°
1.74 in
Wind18 mph SE
Gusts25 mph
UV index10 – Very high
Precip chance88%
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Saturday · 3 Oct
Showers
83°
79°
0.28 in
Wind20 mph SE
Gusts25 mph
UV index5 – Moderate
Precip chance86%
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Sunday · 4 Oct
Showers
84°
80°
0.82 in
Wind13 mph SE
Gusts20 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance90%
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Monday · 5 Oct
Showers
84°
81°
0.54 in
Wind11 mph SE
Gusts17 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance87%
Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Tuesday · 6 Oct
Showers
83°
82°
1.44 in
Wind12 mph SE
Gusts19 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance90%
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Wednesday · 7 Oct
Showers
84°
79°
0.79 in
Wind13 mph SE
Gusts19 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance89%
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Thursday · 8 Oct
Mostly cloudy
85°
81°
0.12 in
Wind13 mph SE
Gusts20 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance78%
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Friday · 9 Oct
Showers
86°
81°
0.06 in
Wind11 mph SE
Gusts16 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance67%
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Saturday · 10 Oct
Showers
86°
82°
0.05 in
Wind10 mph E
Gusts14 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance57%
Sunrise6:41 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Sunday · 11 Oct
Sunny
86°
81°
0.07 in
Wind13 mph SE
Gusts16 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance57%
Sunrise6:41 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Monday · 12 Oct
Mostly cloudy
83°
80°
0.52 in
Wind6 mph SE
Gusts9 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance86%
Sunrise6:41 AM
Sunset6:25 PM
About Cancún
CountryMexico
RegionRiviera Maya
Population888,797
ContinentNorth America & Caribbean
Time zoneAmerica/Cancun (-05:00)
Latitude21.1619°
Longitude-86.8515°
Air QualityGood (AQI 26)
Details & indices
Wind
12 mph SE
Gusts 16 mph
Humidity
79%
Dew point 74°
Pressure
29.91 inHg
Rising
UV index
7 — High
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 26 · US EPA
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Sun & moon
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Length of day11h 59m
Moonrise8:30 PM
Moonset9:14 AM
Moon phase🌔 Waning Gibbous
Local time9:55 PM (-05:00)
Cancún climate in August
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · August: Good
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 82°F | 82°F | → 82°F |
| Typical high | → 88°F | 88°F | → 88°F |
| Typical low | → 79°F | 79°F | ▼ 77°F |
| Water temperature | ▲ 84°F | 85°F | ▲ 85°F |
| Precipitation | ▲ 3.6 in | 4.6 in | ▲ 6.5 in |
| Wet days | ▲ 16 d | 20 d | ▲ 22 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 82% | 81% | ▲ 84% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 11.7 h | 11.4 h | ▼ 10.6 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 12% | 11% | ▲ 13% |
| Midday UV | → 12 | 12 | ▼ 11 |
| Daylight | 13:16 | 12:50 | 12:15 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
August temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
August precipitation day by day in
August UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Updated: 9:55 PM
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