Cancun in Jenuary

[jamiedodger]

Does anybody know what the weather is like in Cancun in January? I've found a website with the temperatures, but I'm no good at understanding them. Will Cancun in January be like the UK in August, or warmer? Will it be really sunny, boiling hot etc?

[vehelpfulguy]

Never been there but had a look at a few sites (Search under "best time to visit cancun" or "visting cancun")

Seems their "summer" is very hot and humid but their "winter" (November / December / January etc) is a good time to go.

The details jamiedodger gave seem right based on looking at a number of sites, so it will be like a warm August day here in the UK.

So it will not be boiling hot (ie too hot and humid) so should be very pleasant.

Seems the Christmas time is very busy (lots of Americans go down there for Xmas) but not sure if it is still that busy in January.

[sddsddean]

We were in Cozumel (just down the coast from Cancun) mid January this year and it was hot. Warmer than an average summers day in the UK. Got a bit of sunburn on my back whilst snorkelling, so make sure you slap on the factor 15!