Cancún vs Zihuatanejo: which is better, month by month

Cancún beats Zihuatanejo in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (78 vs 60) — while Zihuatanejo wins January, April and May; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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 Zihuatanejo — all 12 months

MonthCancúnZihuatanejoWinnerGap
January87Ahot, a little rain, clean air92Ssweltering, dry, clean airZihuatanejo5
February91Shot, a little rain, clean air94Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie3
March93Shot, dry95Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie2
April92Shot, a little rain, clean air97Ssweltering, dry, clean airZihuatanejo5
May86Asweltering, rainy, clean air91Ssweltering, dryZihuatanejo5
June77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air72Bsweltering, soaked, clean airCancún5
July85Asweltering, rainy, muggy air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airCancún6
August80Asweltering, rainy, clean air68Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún12
September78Bsweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún18
October79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, soaked, clean airCancún13
November86Ahot, rainy, clean air86Asweltering, dry, clean airTie0
December87Ahot, a little rain, clean air90Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (78 vs 60). 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
5 of 12

Zihuatanejo

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
April 97/100
Months won
3 of 12

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