When to go · Cancún
Cancún in January
Great month. Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Cancún in this guide.
Weather in January
- CancúnHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 20 °C (68 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 68 °F (20 °C), rain on about 6 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarbest weather
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Dry and sunny; cold nights in the highlands; whale watching on the Pacific.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cancún, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Feb: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Feb: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 6
Feb: 4 (better)
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 0
January: Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
February: Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Cancún: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.