Weather in Cancun in April 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cancun in April
Going from a maximum of +84°F during the day to a minimum of +72°F during the night, the temperature in April averages around +82°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +82°F.
Is Cancun warm or cold in April?
Cancun is typically warm in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +81°F to +82°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +73°F to +75°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Cancun:
Climate in Cancun in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +82°F | +84°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +48°F | +59°F | +59°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +90°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 32 mm | 32 mm | 85 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 75% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 24 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +81°F to +82°F during the day. The rainfall amount in April stays the same as in the previous month with a 32 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 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 decreasing during April, going from 7 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Cancun?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cancun in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+82°F) and the highest in 2002 (+89°F). The driest year was 2006 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 140 mm.
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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, 2022.
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.