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Cancun Weather in October

In October, Cancun averages a high of 31°C (89°F) and a low of 22°C (72°F), from 38 years of daily records (1971–2012).

31°C
Average high
89°F
22°C
Average low
72°F
38°C
Record high
100°F · October 11, 1998
12°C
Record low
53°F · October 28, 1990

What October Is Like in Cancun

  • 6 of the 10 warmest Octobers on record in Cancun have come since 1998.
  • A typical October brings 3 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • October is the wettest month of the year in Cancun, averaging 202 mm of rain.
  • October in Cancun has become 0.6°C (1.0°F) warmer on average: the 1998–2012 average against 1970–1989.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 39% of October days, and the month averages 202 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Cancun, every October since 1971
28°C32°C35°C1980199020002010October 1971: 31.3°COctober 1972: 32.7°COctober 1973: 31.9°COctober 1974: 29.7°COctober 1975: 31.6°COctober 1976: 32.6°COctober 1977: 32.0°COctober 1978: 32.8°COctober 1979: 32.9°COctober 1980: 32.9°COctober 1984: 29.9°COctober 1985: 30.5°COctober 1986: 31.4°COctober 1987: 30.2°COctober 1988: 30.2°COctober 1989: 31.9°COctober 1990: 31.8°COctober 1991: 30.2°COctober 1992: 29.7°COctober 1993: 30.4°COctober 1994: 31.1°COctober 1995: 31.2°COctober 1996: 30.6°COctober 1997: 31.8°COctober 1998: 32.2°COctober 1999: 30.4°COctober 2000: 30.8°COctober 2001: 32.1°COctober 2003: 33.4°COctober 2004: 33.8°COctober 2005: 30.9°COctober 2006: 32.7°COctober 2007: 31.8°COctober 2008: 29.9°COctober 2009: 33.9°COctober 2010: 30.1°COctober 2011: 29.1°COctober 2012: 30.8°C
Warmest: 2009 (33.9°C)Latest: 2012 (30.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (31.4°C)

Look Up a Day in October

See the weather in Cancun on any October 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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