Cancún Weather in August
Cancún in August
The short of it: Cancún in August averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 24° · rain 112 mm · daylight 12 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Cancún an average August high of 34°, a low of 24° and some 112 mm of rain. The height of summer in Cancún, with afternoons near 34°. Wet spells are common — about 112 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 51 min in mid-August, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cancún runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Cancún, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 33 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zona Urbana Ejido Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 6 km N | 34° | 24° | 116 mm |
| Alfredo V. BonfilQuintana Roo | 10 km S | 34° | 24° | 114 mm |
| Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 14 km ENE | 33° | 24° | 116 mm |
| El PorvenirQuintana Roo | 19 km WSW | 34° | 23° | 119 mm |
| Leona VicarioQuintana Roo | 42 km WSW | 34° | 23° | 124 mm |
| ChiquiláQuintana Roo | 58 km WNW | 34° | 22° | 110 mm |
| San AngelQuintana Roo | 61 km W | 34° | 22° | 126 mm |
| SolferinoQuintana Roo | 64 km WNW | 34° | 22° | 119 mm |