Time in Cancun

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Cancun

02:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/Cancun · UTC−05:00

New York

02:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/New York · UTC−05:00

Your time

08:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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Where is Cancun

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Climate and daylight in Cancun

  • Warmest month

    August · 28.4 °C

  • Coldest month

    January · 24 °C

  • Wettest month

    October · 224 mm

  • Longest day

    June · 13 h 25

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: 26.2 / 21.7 °C26°22°JFebruary: 27 / 22.2 °C27°22°FMarch: 28 / 22.7 °C28°23°MApril: 29.3 / 23.9 °C29°24°AMay: 30.1 / 25.2 °C30°25°MJune: 29.5 / 26.1 °C30°26°JJuly: 29.9 / 26.2 °C30°26°JAugust: 30.3 / 26.5 °C30°27°ASeptember: 29.7 / 26.3 °C30°26°SOctober: 28.6 / 25.4 °C29°25°ONovember: 27.2 / 23.6 °C27°24°NDecember: 26.6 / 22.7 °C27°23°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 63 mm63JFebruary: 51 mm51FMarch: 38 mm38MApril: 41 mm41AMay: 92 mm92MJune: 181 mm181JJuly: 89 mm89JAugust: 114 mm114ASeptember: 166 mm166SOctober: 224 mm224ONovember: 124 mm124NDecember: 68 mm68D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 07:27 – 18:26 (10 h 59)11hJFebruary: 07:17 – 18:45 (11 h 28)11hFMarch: 06:55 – 18:56 (12 h 01)12hMApril: 06:28 – 19:06 (12 h 38)13hAMay: 06:09 – 19:18 (13 h 09)13hMJune: 06:05 – 19:30 (13 h 25)13hJJuly: 06:14 – 19:32 (13 h 18)13hJAugust: 06:26 – 19:17 (12 h 51)13hASeptember: 06:34 – 18:50 (12 h 16)12hSOctober: 06:43 – 18:22 (11 h 40)12hONovember: 06:58 – 18:05 (11 h 08)11hNDecember: 07:16 – 18:08 (10 h 51)11hDToday: ☀ 06:58 · ☾ 18:05

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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Cancun is in Mexico, with about 889,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Cancun time zone, currently UTC−05:00. Cancun has the same time as New York.

Cancun does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC−05:00 all year.

Today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the sun rises at 06:51 AM and sets at 06:09 PM: 11 h 18 min of daylight. Coordinates: 21.17, -86.85.

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Where is Cancun

Cancun is at 21.17° N, 86.85° W, in Mexico. The nearest cities on our list are Merida (289 km), Campeche (410 km), Belize (421 km), Havana (509 km), La Ceiba (602 km).

Time in Merida, Time in Campeche, Time in Belize, Time in Havana, Time in La Ceiba.

Upcoming public holidays in Mexico

Count working days between two dates in Cancun.

  • Monday, November 16, 2026: Revolution Day (in 12 days)
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 51 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 58 days)
  • Monday, February 1, 2027: Constitution Day (in 89 days)
  • Monday, March 15, 2027: Benito Juárez's birthday (in 131 days)
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Other cities on the same time

New York, Lima, Bogota, Toronto, Montreal, Miami, Quito, Guayaquil, Medellin, Boston, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Cali, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Philadelphia, Barranquilla, Callao, Arequipa, Indianapolis, Trujillo, Jacksonville, Cartagena, Columbus.

Frequently asked questions

Cancun uses the IANA zone America/Cancun, currently UTC−05:00.

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