Cancún Sunshine Hours by Month

To truly understand a climate, we must look at its sunshine. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Cancún Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 264 hours of sunshine in May and 195 hours in September, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 2723 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Enjoy up to 8.8 hours of daily sun in May, and experience slightly darker atmosphere in September, with about 6.5 hours of daily sunlight.

Cancún enjoys an average of 2723 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

October, Cancún’s wettest month, receives 116 mm (4.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 30°C (86°F). During the driest month March you can expect a temperature of 28°C (82°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Cancún Precipitation page.