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Cancun Weather in March

In March, Cancun averages a high of 30°C (86°F) and a low of 21°C (69°F), from 37 years of daily records (1971–2012).

30°C
Average high
86°F
21°C
Average low
69°F
39°C
Record high
102°F · March 20, 2003
9°C
Record low
49°F · March 12, 1996

What March Is Like in Cancun

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Marches on record in Cancun have come since 1998.
  • A typical March brings 0.8 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • March is the least predictable month in Cancun: daytime highs vary more from day to day and year to year than in any other month.
  • March in Cancun has become 0.7°C (1.2°F) warmer on average: the 1998–2012 average against 1970–1989.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 10% of March days, and the month averages 39 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Cancun, every March since 1971
24°C30°C35°C1980199020002010March 1971: 29.3°CMarch 1972: 30.4°CMarch 1973: 29.2°CMarch 1974: 29.4°CMarch 1975: 28.5°CMarch 1976: 29.6°CMarch 1978: 28.2°CMarch 1979: 30.2°CMarch 1980: 31.1°CMarch 1981: 32.7°CMarch 1982: 31.8°CMarch 1984: 24.8°CMarch 1985: 29.5°CMarch 1988: 31.6°CMarch 1989: 28.7°CMarch 1990: 28.0°CMarch 1991: 30.1°CMarch 1992: 29.5°CMarch 1993: 29.5°CMarch 1994: 28.9°CMarch 1995: 29.7°CMarch 1996: 28.1°CMarch 1997: 30.7°CMarch 1998: 29.1°CMarch 1999: 31.4°CMarch 2000: 31.5°CMarch 2001: 32.4°CMarch 2003: 33.9°CMarch 2004: 32.2°CMarch 2005: 31.7°CMarch 2006: 30.8°CMarch 2007: 31.4°CMarch 2008: 31.0°CMarch 2009: 30.7°CMarch 2010: 28.7°CMarch 2011: 30.6°CMarch 2012: 31.7°C
Warmest: 2003 (33.9°C)Latest: 2012 (31.7°C)10-year averageLong-run average (30.2°C)

Look Up a Day in March

See the weather in Cancun on any March 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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