Weather in Cancun in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Cancun;
Average weather
Average temperature in Cancun in January
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +28°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +29°C.
Is Cancun warm or cold in January?
Cancun is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +23°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Cancun, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Cancun in January
Water in Cancun in January is Warm. It varies from +24°C to +27°C, with an average of +25°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +25°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Cancun in January?
Climate in Cancun in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +13°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 65 mm | 56 mm | 36 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +25°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +25°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 65 mm to 56 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cancun is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Cancun?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cancun in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+27°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 2004 with only 635 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2270 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cancun, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.