When to go · Cancún

Cancún in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 8
Crowds: Medium; Mexico overall
Prices: Medium; Mexico overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cancún

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CancúnHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 8 days
Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarrainy
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C (104 °F) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F (40 °C) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.

Mexico overall: Wet and hot; hurricane risk rising on both coasts.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cancún, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (heat, rain, hurricane season).

January: Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.

Cancún: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.