Is Cancún hot in May?
Days are typically hot at 33.6°C, while nights average 23.5°C.
Mexico · 1991–2020 normal
Cancún in
May.
Typical May weather in Cancún: 33.6°C by day, 23.5°C at night, 86 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high33.6°C
Typical low23.5°C
Rain86 mm
Wet days5.2
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 44 out of 100 (February leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 08 from latitude 21.17°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.8°C (24 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Cancún like in May?
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 86 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 08 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.8°C in May. 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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