Acapulco vs Cancún: which is better, month by month

Cancún beats Acapulco in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (78 vs 55) — and they are within 3 points in November to May.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Acapulco vs Cancún — all 12 months

MonthAcapulcoCancúnWinnerGap
January90Ssweltering, dry, clean air87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie3
February93Ssweltering, dry, clean air91Shot, a little rain, clean airTie2
March92Ssweltering, dry, clean air93Shot, dryTie1
April94Ssweltering, dry92Shot, a little rain, clean airTie2
May86Asweltering, dry86Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie0
June65Csweltering, soaked, clean air77Bsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún12
July72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air85Asweltering, rainy, muggy airCancún13
August60Csweltering, soaked, muggy air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airCancún20
September55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún23
October64Csweltering, soaked, clean air79Bsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún15
November84Asweltering, a little rain, clean air86Ahot, rainy, clean airTie2
December89Asweltering, dry, muggy air87Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (55 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Acapulco

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
April 94/100
Months won
0 of 12

Cancún

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
March 93/100
Months won
5 of 12

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