Cancun weather in November

In November, Cancun sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 90 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of November to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Cancun's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cancun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:03 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Cancun is municipal seat of Juárez, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Founded
1970

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in Cancun reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Cancun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cancun weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°6710.710.97.0
Feb25° / 24°336.611.37.7
Mar26° / 24°25511.98.0
Apr26° / 25°264.912.57.8
May27° / 26°759.5136.8
Jun28° / 27°13315.413.35.5
Jul28° / 27°6511.113.25.8
Aug29° / 27°8814.612.75.3
Sep28° / 27°16220.312.14.4
Oct28° / 26°19019.211.55.2
Nov27° / 25°9011.8116.5
Dec26° / 24°6111.410.76.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
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46337
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66634
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Cancun gets around 90 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1110185021
2111185119
3211195018
4211195216
5212205115
6212215114
7212215213
8213225112
9213235111
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Wind in November

Winds average 23 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of November to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.25:555:07
211.25:555:07
311.25:565:06
411.25:565:06
511.15:575:05
611.15:575:05
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 4.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Cancun

In seasonPeak

In November, Cancun sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cancun sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Cancun's rainy season runs June–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Cancun?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Cancun for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cancun in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Cancun sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Cancun in November

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Cancun in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cancun peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Cancun in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cancun is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2024 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cancun?

Cancun sits at 21.2°N, 86.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Isla Mujeres, 14 km away.

Chichen ItzaFelipe Carrillo Puerto

Topography around Cancun

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cancun.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cancun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m.

The land around Cancun is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
31 m
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November weather nearby: Isla Mujeres 14 km · Playa del Carmen 65 km · Cozumel 76 km · Tulum 125 km · Tizimín 135 km · Valladolid 151 km · Chichen Itza 187 km · Felipe Carrillo Puerto 217 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cancun (21.1743°, -86.8466°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).