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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.

Average daytime high in Cancun, every August since 1971
29°C34°C38°C1980199020002010August 1971: 32.9°CAugust 1972: 34.3°CAugust 1973: 32.6°CAugust 1974: 32.3°CAugust 1975: 34.1°CAugust 1976: 34.8°CAugust 1977: 33.3°CAugust 1979: 35.3°CAugust 1980: 34.5°CAugust 1981: 33.0°CAugust 1984: 30.1°CAugust 1985: 31.9°CAugust 1986: 33.7°CAugust 1987: 34.2°CAugust 1988: 33.1°CAugust 1989: 35.4°CAugust 1990: 34.2°CAugust 1991: 32.4°CAugust 1992: 33.2°CAugust 1993: 32.3°CAugust 1994: 33.6°CAugust 1995: 32.9°CAugust 1996: 32.6°CAugust 1997: 35.1°CAugust 1998: 34.6°CAugust 1999: 33.9°CAugust 2000: 33.8°CAugust 2001: 36.1°CAugust 2003: 37.0°CAugust 2004: 37.3°CAugust 2005: 36.1°CAugust 2006: 36.1°CAugust 2007: 34.2°CAugust 2008: 35.3°CAugust 2009: 36.2°CAugust 2010: 34.2°CAugust 2011: 34.1°CAugust 2012: 33.5°C
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

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