Climatch

Cancún vs Zanzibar Climate

90%match

On climate, Zanzibar is a 90% match for Cancún. Compared with Cancún, Zanzibar has the same daytime highs and less sun.

Cancún gets 45 in (1135 mm) of rain a year and Zanzibar 56 in (1435 mm). Cancún's warmest month is August, at 93°F (34°C); Zanzibar's is February, at 91°F (33°C).

Zanzibar is in the Southern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Cancún's July is most like Zanzibar's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Cancún
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Zanzibar

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

CancúnZanzibar (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

60°70°80°90°100°JFMAMJJASONDCancún Jan: 84°Cancún Feb: 86°Cancún Mar: 87°Cancún Apr: 90°Cancún May: 92°Cancún Jun: 92°Cancún Jul: 93°Cancún Aug: 93°Cancún Sep: 92°Cancún Oct: 89°Cancún Nov: 86°Cancún Dec: 85°Cancún Jan: 64°Cancún Feb: 65°Cancún Mar: 67°Cancún Apr: 70°Cancún May: 73°Cancún Jun: 75°Cancún Jul: 75°Cancún Aug: 75°Cancún Sep: 74°Cancún Oct: 72°Cancún Nov: 68°Cancún Dec: 66°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jan: 85°Zanzibar (6 months later) Feb: 85°Zanzibar (6 months later) Mar: 86°Zanzibar (6 months later) Apr: 88°Zanzibar (6 months later) May: 88°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jun: 90°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jul: 90°Zanzibar (6 months later) Aug: 91°Zanzibar (6 months later) Sep: 90°Zanzibar (6 months later) Oct: 88°Zanzibar (6 months later) Nov: 87°Zanzibar (6 months later) Dec: 86°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jan: 70°Zanzibar (6 months later) Feb: 69°Zanzibar (6 months later) Mar: 69°Zanzibar (6 months later) Apr: 71°Zanzibar (6 months later) May: 73°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jun: 75°Zanzibar (6 months later) Jul: 75°Zanzibar (6 months later) Aug: 75°Zanzibar (6 months later) Sep: 76°Zanzibar (6 months later) Oct: 75°Zanzibar (6 months later) Nov: 74°Zanzibar (6 months later) Dec: 72°

Rain (in per month)

CancúnZanzibar (6 months later)

051015JFMAMJJASONDCancún Jan: 2.7Cancún Feb: 1.3Cancún Mar: 1.1Cancún Apr: 2.0Cancún May: 3.6Cancún Jun: 5.7Cancún Jul: 3.1Cancún Aug: 4.4Cancún Sep: 7.1Cancún Oct: 7.6Cancún Nov: 3.7Cancún Dec: 2.4Zanzibar (6 months later) Jan: 1.3Zanzibar (6 months later) Feb: 1.2Zanzibar (6 months later) Mar: 1.5Zanzibar (6 months later) Apr: 3.1Zanzibar (6 months later) May: 6.2Zanzibar (6 months later) Jun: 5.8Zanzibar (6 months later) Jul: 2.8Zanzibar (6 months later) Aug: 2.3Zanzibar (6 months later) Sep: 6.1Zanzibar (6 months later) Oct: 14Zanzibar (6 months later) Nov: 10Zanzibar (6 months later) Dec: 1.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Cancún and Zanzibar
MonthHighLowRain
CancúnZanzibarCancúnZanzibarCancúnZanzibar
Jan84°F(29°C)90°F(32°C)64°F(18°C)75°F(24°C)2.7 in(68 mm)2.8 in(70 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)91°F(33°C)65°F(18°C)75°F(24°C)1.3 in(33 mm)2.3 in(59 mm)
Mar87°F(31°C)90°F(32°C)67°F(19°C)76°F(24°C)1.1 in(29 mm)6.1 in(155 mm)
Apr90°F(32°C)88°F(31°C)70°F(21°C)75°F(24°C)2.0 in(50 mm)14 in(363 mm)
May92°F(33°C)87°F(31°C)73°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)3.6 in(92 mm)10 in(254 mm)
Jun92°F(33°C)86°F(30°C)74°F(24°C)72°F(22°C)5.7 in(144 mm)1.9 in(49 mm)
Jul93°F(34°C)85°F(30°C)75°F(24°C)70°F(21°C)3.1 in(79 mm)1.3 in(33 mm)
Aug93°F(34°C)85°F(30°C)74°F(24°C)69°F(21°C)4.4 in(112 mm)1.2 in(31 mm)
Sep92°F(33°C)86°F(30°C)74°F(23°C)69°F(21°C)7.1 in(180 mm)1.5 in(37 mm)
Oct89°F(32°C)88°F(31°C)72°F(22°C)71°F(22°C)7.6 in(192 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Nov86°F(30°C)88°F(31°C)68°F(20°C)73°F(23°C)3.7 in(94 mm)6.2 in(158 mm)
Dec85°F(29°C)90°F(32°C)66°F(19°C)75°F(24°C)2.4 in(62 mm)5.8 in(147 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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