DEC · CANCÚN
21.16° N · 86.85° W
Travel Score
91
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1
Average weather score 95 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
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Average daily weather score 88/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 45% chance of rain on Oct 30.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Cancún, Quintana RooUpdated 11:00 PM local time
26°C
Clear
Feels like 28°High 29° · Low 26°
Rain now
8%
Rain today
45% chance
Humidity
76%
Wind
11 km/h E
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
CulturalMexico · Nationwide
Nov 1–2, 2026In 2 days
On 1 and 2 November families build altars and visit cemeteries to honour the dead. UNESCO lists it as intangible cultural heritage.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 56 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 63 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
On now or within 14 days: Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos).
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
11:16 PM
Friday, October 30
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 30
29° 26°
Patchy rain nearby · 45% rain
Sat
Oct 31
29° 26°
Sunny · 7% rain
Sun
Nov 1
29° 25°
Sunny · 9% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Mexico
Spanish is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
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Cancún is the most populous city in the state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico, on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
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Typical monthly weather is unavailable right now.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 18.82 MXN, as of 31 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
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91Good to travel
21°Mist
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
