Is Cancún hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 28.1°C, while nights average 19.3°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Cancún in
January.
Typical January weather in Cancún: 28.1°C by day, 19.3°C at night, 109 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high28.1°C
Typical low19.3°C
Rain109 mm
Wet days6.8
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 65 out of 100 (February leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 58 from latitude 21.17°. Open-water sea temperature is 26.5°C (24 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Cancún like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 109 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 58 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 26.5°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3531673
- NOAA station
- MXN00023155 · CANCUN
- Station distance
- 4.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 20 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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