Cancun Weather in January
In January, Cancun averages a high of 28°C (83°F) and a low of 19°C (67°F), from 37 years of daily records (1971–2012).
28°C
Average high
83°F
19°C
Average low
67°F
34°C
Record high
93°F · January 17, 1988
9°C
Record low
48°F · January 27, 1988
What January Is Like in Cancun
- January is Cancun's coldest month of the year.
- A typical January brings 11 days above 30°C (86°F).
- The warmest January in the record was 1972; the coldest was 1985.
At least 1 mm of rain falls on 19% of January days, and the month averages 82 mm in total.
Warmest: 1982 (30.1°C)Latest: 2012 (28.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (28.3°C)
Look Up a Day in January
See the weather in Cancun on any January 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