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Cancun Weather in January
Dry seasonFor Cancun, January typically brings warm daytime weather and mild to warm nights: the 10-year average high is about 26°C (79°F), while the average low is 22°C (71°F). The 10-year average shows around 14 rainy days and about 82 mm of monthly precipitation, so rain is fairly common.
Avg high79.1°F 26.1°CAvg low70.8°F 21.6°CRainy days~14.0 daysMonthly rain81.7 mm
🧳 Packing guide
What to wear in Cancun in January
Packing for Cancun in January is easiest with layers: light daytime clothing is usually comfortable, with one light layer for strong air-conditioning or late evenings. Add a compact umbrella or light rain jacket because wet weather is common enough to affect sightseeing.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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Cancun: 12-month travel weather
Cancun is generally drier from November to April and wetter from May to October. Atlantic hurricane season runs June–November.
JanDry seasonFebDry seasonMarDry seasonAprHot dry seasonMayWet season beginsJunWet season · Hurricane riskJulWet season · HeatAugWet season · Hurricane riskSepWet season · Hurricane riskOctWet season · Hurricane riskNovTransition to dry seasonDecDry season
Monthly labels summarize typical climate patterns for trip planning. Always check the latest forecast and tropical-storm alerts before departure.
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Cancun 2026 events & busy periods
Check major events, holidays and periods that may affect crowds, transport or opening hours.
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📅 Jun 1–Nov 30
Tropical weather can disrupt flights, resorts and marine tours. Flexible bookings are especially useful during this period.
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Cancun in January · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ January 2025 · latest complete year☔ 13 days · 93.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27.9°C/22.6°C
No rain
2
26.9°C/23.4°C
No rain
3
26.4°C/22.9°C
No rain
4
25.5°C/22.3°C
No rain
5
26.8°C/21.8°C
No rain
6
28.1°C/22.7°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
7
25.2°C/21.6°C
No rain
8
24.3°C/20.9°C
No rain
9
24.7°C/20.6°C
No rain
10
26.4°C/18.7°C
No rain
11
28.4°C/19.7°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
12
28.7°C/22.2°C
No rain
13
28.5°C/23.4°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
14
27.1°C/22°C
🌧️ 29.9 mm
15
27.1°C/22.5°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
16
29°C/21.6°C
🌧️ 4.9 mm
17
29.6°C/20.3°C
No rain
18
28.9°C/21°C
No rain
19
30.6°C/21.5°C
🌧️ 9.2 mm
20
26.2°C/21.6°C
🌧️ 11.6 mm
21
26.7°C/22°C
🌧️ 8.2 mm
22
23.6°C/20.9°C
🌧️ 11.6 mm
23
22.3°C/19.8°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
24
24.1°C/20.8°C
No rain
25
23°C/19.7°C
No rain
26
26.1°C/20.5°C
No rain
27
27.1°C/23.4°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
28
27.1°C/22.4°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
29
27°C/23°C
No rain
30
27.7°C/23.7°C
No rain
31
28.4°C/24.6°C
No rain
January 2024☔ 16 days · 70.3 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25.8°C/16.6°C
No rain
2
25.6°C/18.1°C
No rain
3
27°C/19.4°C
No rain
4
28.3°C/17.6°C
No rain
5
27.9°C/22.5°C
No rain
6
29.6°C/25.5°C
No rain
7
28°C/23.5°C
🌧️ 5.4 mm
8
28°C/24.3°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
9
30°C/23.3°C
🌧️ 5.5 mm
10
25.6°C/22.2°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
11
28.7°C/23.6°C
No rain
12
29.3°C/25.2°C
No rain
13
29.1°C/23.3°C
🌧️ 4.8 mm
14
28.5°C/22.3°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
15
28.5°C/23.9°C
No rain
16
29.7°C/23.1°C
🌧️ 3.9 mm
17
25.2°C/22.6°C
🌧️ 9.5 mm
18
28.1°C/23°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
19
28.6°C/22.3°C
🌧️ 2 mm
20
26.6°C/23°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
21
25°C/22.7°C
No rain
22
26.6°C/22.5°C
🌧️ 11.6 mm
23
27.8°C/22.6°C
🌧️ 3 mm
24
28.2°C/25.2°C
No rain
25
28.4°C/25.1°C
No rain
26
28.7°C/24°C
🌧️ 3 mm
27
29.1°C/22.9°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
28
27.5°C/20.5°C
🌧️ 7.7 mm
29
25°C/19.6°C
No rain
30
24.5°C/18.2°C
No rain
31
24.9°C/17.4°C
No rain
January 2023☔ 17 days · 65 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27.7°C/24.2°C
No rain
2
27.9°C/24.4°C
No rain
3
27.6°C/25.3°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
4
27.8°C/24.6°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
5
27.7°C/24.1°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
6
27.1°C/22.8°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
7
26.9°C/23.7°C
No rain
8
27.6°C/22°C
🌧️ 2.1 mm
9
27.5°C/21.2°C
No rain
10
26.7°C/22.4°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
11
26.4°C/22.7°C
No rain
12
27.8°C/21.7°C
No rain
13
26.5°C/19.1°C
🌧️ 1.4 mm
14
23.6°C/19.1°C
No rain
15
23.6°C/17.7°C
No rain
16
25.8°C/19.2°C
No rain
17
26.1°C/22°C
No rain
18
28.1°C/23.7°C
No rain
19
27.5°C/24.9°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
20
28.2°C/24.2°C
No rain
21
27.4°C/24.1°C
No rain
22
28.1°C/24.1°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
23
26.5°C/24°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
24
27.9°C/24.2°C
🌧️ 1 mm
25
28.6°C/23°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
26
26.2°C/21.4°C
🌧️ 8.3 mm
27
24°C/20.9°C
🌧️ 22.3 mm
28
26.9°C/22.8°C
🌧️ 3 mm
29
27.1°C/24.2°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
30
28.3°C/24.1°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
31
28°C/23.1°C
No rain
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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