Is Cancún hot in April?
Days are typically hot at 32.3°C, while nights average 22.1°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Typical April weather in Cancún: 32.3°C by day, 22.1°C at night, 41 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, April scores 59 out of 100 (February leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 36 from latitude 21.17°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.0°C (24 km from the place centre).
April at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically hot at 32.3°C, while nights average 22.1°C.
The measured monthly average is 41 mm across about 3 wet days.
There are about 12 h 36 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
April ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.0°C in April. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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