Cancún vs Huatulco: which is better, month by month

Cancún beats Huatulco in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (78 vs 57) — while Huatulco wins December to February; they are within 3 points in March, April and November.

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.

Cancún vs Huatulco — all 12 months

MonthCancúnHuatulcoWinnerGap
January87Ahot, a little rain, clean air91Ssweltering, dry, clean airHuatulco4
February91Shot, a little rain, clean air95Ssweltering, dry, clean airHuatulco4
March93Shot, dry94Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie1
April92Shot, a little rain, clean air90Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie2
May86Asweltering, rainy, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airCancún7
June77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún17
July85Asweltering, rainy, muggy air74Bsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún11
August80Asweltering, rainy, clean air65Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún15
September78Bsweltering, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún21
October79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air62Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún17
November86Ahot, rainy, clean air84Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie2
December87Ahot, a little rain, clean air93Ssweltering, dry, clean airHuatulco6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (78 vs 57). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cancún

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
March 93/100
Months won
6 of 12

Huatulco

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
February 95/100
Months won
3 of 12

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