Is Cancún hot in March?
Days are typically hot at 30.7°C, while nights average 20.6°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Cancún in
March.
Typical March weather in Cancún: 30.7°C by day, 20.6°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high30.7°C
Typical low20.6°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days3.6
In the year-round weather comparison, March scores 66 out of 100 (February leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 58 from latitude 21.17°. Open-water sea temperature is 26.4°C (24 km from the place centre).
March at a glance
What is Cancún like in March?
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 42 mm across about 4 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 58 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is March a good time to visit?
March ranks 2 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in March
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 26.4°C in March. 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 · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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