When to go · Cancún

Cancún in May

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 6
Crowds: Medium; Mexico overall
Prices: Medium; Mexico overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedMexico month rating

Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CancúnHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 6 days
Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarhot
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: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.

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

First month

Second month

May: Outside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Mexico: Very hot in the Yucatán; smog in Mexico City; the rains start late in the month.

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

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