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Cancun Weather in April

In April, Cancun averages a high of 32°C (89°F) and a low of 22°C (72°F), from 38 years of daily records (1971–2012).

32°C
Average high
89°F
22°C
Average low
72°F
39°C
Record high
103°F · April 2, 1979
11°C
Record low
51°F · April 17, 1980

What April Is Like in Cancun

  • The April heat record, 39°C (103°F) on April 2, 1979, has stood for 33 years.
  • The coldest April reading, 11°C (51°F) on April 17, 1980, has not been matched in 32 years.
  • A typical April brings 3.6 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • April is Cancun's driest month, averaging 33 mm of rain against 202 mm in the wettest.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 9% of April days, and the month averages 33 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Cancun, every April since 1971
28°C33°C37°C1980199020002010April 1971: 29.4°CApril 1972: 31.5°CApril 1973: 30.2°CApril 1974: 30.2°CApril 1975: 30.0°CApril 1976: 30.4°CApril 1977: 30.3°CApril 1978: 32.0°CApril 1979: 35.8°CApril 1980: 31.6°CApril 1981: 35.9°CApril 1982: 33.4°CApril 1984: 28.9°CApril 1985: 30.6°CApril 1988: 30.9°CApril 1989: 30.4°CApril 1990: 29.2°CApril 1991: 31.4°CApril 1992: 30.2°CApril 1993: 30.6°CApril 1994: 31.2°CApril 1995: 30.9°CApril 1996: 31.2°CApril 1997: 31.3°CApril 1998: 32.3°CApril 1999: 33.3°CApril 2000: 32.7°CApril 2001: 34.3°CApril 2003: 33.2°CApril 2004: 32.9°CApril 2005: 33.0°CApril 2006: 33.6°CApril 2007: 32.7°CApril 2008: 32.8°CApril 2009: 32.4°CApril 2010: 30.9°CApril 2011: 33.3°CApril 2012: 32.9°C
Warmest: 1981 (35.9°C)Latest: 2012 (32.9°C)10-year averageLong-run average (31.8°C)

Look Up a Day in April

See the weather in Cancun on any April date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Cancun (1988–2012); Puerto Morelos (1971–1998). The stations near Cancun stopped reporting in 2012, so these figures end there. Averages cover 1971–2012. How we compute this

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