Cancun Weather in August
In August, Cancun averages a high of 34°C (93°F) and a low of 23°C (74°F), from 38 years of daily records (1971–2012).
34°C
Average high
93°F
23°C
Average low
74°F
41°C
Record high
106°F · August 14, 2003
17°C
Record low
62°F · August 13, 1981
What August Is Like in Cancun
- 8 of the 10 warmest Augusts on record in Cancun have come since 1998.
- A typical August brings 13 days above 35°C (95°F).
- August in Cancun has become 1.6°C (3.0°F) warmer on average: the 1998–2012 average against 1970–1989.
- The coldest August reading, 17°C (62°F) on August 13, 1981, has not been matched in 31 years.
At least 1 mm of rain falls on 27% of August days, and the month averages 104 mm in total.
Warmest: 2004 (37.3°C)Latest: 2012 (33.5°C)10-year averageLong-run average (34.1°C)
Look Up a Day in August
See the weather in Cancun on any August 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