Cancún Weather in May
Cancún in May
The short of it: Cancún in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 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 33° · low 23° · rain 92 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Cancún brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 23°, with about 92 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-May, 31 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cancún runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Cancún, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 42 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zona Urbana Ejido Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 6 km N | 33° | 23° | 92 mm |
| Alfredo V. BonfilQuintana Roo | 10 km S | 33° | 23° | 94 mm |
| Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 14 km ENE | 32° | 23° | 96 mm |
| El PorvenirQuintana Roo | 19 km WSW | 33° | 22° | 92 mm |
| Leona VicarioQuintana Roo | 42 km WSW | 33° | 22° | 91 mm |
| ChiquiláQuintana Roo | 58 km WNW | 34° | 21° | 73 mm |
| San AngelQuintana Roo | 61 km W | 34° | 20° | 79 mm |
| SolferinoQuintana Roo | 64 km WNW | 34° | 21° | 75 mm |