Climatch

Rio de Janeiro vs Cancún Climate

79%match

On climate, Cancún is a 79% match for Rio de Janeiro. Compared with Rio de Janeiro, Cancún has much more sun, 4°F (2°C) warmer nights and 4°F (2°C) hotter days.

Rio de Janeiro gets 43 in (1092 mm) of rain a year and Cancún 45 in (1135 mm). Rio de Janeiro's warmest month is February, at 90°F (32°C); Cancún's is August, at 93°F (34°C).

Cancún is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Rio de Janeiro's July is most like Cancún's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Rio de Janeiro
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Cancún

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Rio de JaneiroCancún (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDRio de Janeiro Jan: 90°Rio de Janeiro Feb: 90°Rio de Janeiro Mar: 88°Rio de Janeiro Apr: 86°Rio de Janeiro May: 82°Rio de Janeiro Jun: 82°Rio de Janeiro Jul: 81°Rio de Janeiro Aug: 82°Rio de Janeiro Sep: 83°Rio de Janeiro Oct: 84°Rio de Janeiro Nov: 85°Rio de Janeiro Dec: 87°Rio de Janeiro Jan: 70°Rio de Janeiro Feb: 71°Rio de Janeiro Mar: 70°Rio de Janeiro Apr: 68°Rio de Janeiro May: 64°Rio de Janeiro Jun: 61°Rio de Janeiro Jul: 60°Rio de Janeiro Aug: 61°Rio de Janeiro Sep: 63°Rio de Janeiro Oct: 65°Rio de Janeiro Nov: 67°Rio de Janeiro Dec: 70°Cancún (6 months later) Jan: 93°Cancún (6 months later) Feb: 93°Cancún (6 months later) Mar: 92°Cancún (6 months later) Apr: 89°Cancún (6 months later) May: 86°Cancún (6 months later) Jun: 85°Cancún (6 months later) Jul: 84°Cancún (6 months later) Aug: 86°Cancún (6 months later) Sep: 87°Cancún (6 months later) Oct: 90°Cancún (6 months later) Nov: 92°Cancún (6 months later) Dec: 92°Cancún (6 months later) Jan: 75°Cancún (6 months later) Feb: 75°Cancún (6 months later) Mar: 74°Cancún (6 months later) Apr: 72°Cancún (6 months later) May: 68°Cancún (6 months later) Jun: 66°Cancún (6 months later) Jul: 64°Cancún (6 months later) Aug: 65°Cancún (6 months later) Sep: 67°Cancún (6 months later) Oct: 70°Cancún (6 months later) Nov: 73°Cancún (6 months later) Dec: 75°

Rain (in per month)

Rio de JaneiroCancún (6 months later)

0510JFMAMJJASONDRio de Janeiro Jan: 5.7Rio de Janeiro Feb: 5.5Rio de Janeiro Mar: 6.1Rio de Janeiro Apr: 4.1Rio de Janeiro May: 3.4Rio de Janeiro Jun: 1.9Rio de Janeiro Jul: 1.9Rio de Janeiro Aug: 1.3Rio de Janeiro Sep: 1.7Rio de Janeiro Oct: 2.8Rio de Janeiro Nov: 3.5Rio de Janeiro Dec: 5Cancún (6 months later) Jan: 3.1Cancún (6 months later) Feb: 4.4Cancún (6 months later) Mar: 7.1Cancún (6 months later) Apr: 7.6Cancún (6 months later) May: 3.7Cancún (6 months later) Jun: 2.4Cancún (6 months later) Jul: 2.7Cancún (6 months later) Aug: 1.3Cancún (6 months later) Sep: 1.1Cancún (6 months later) Oct: 2.0Cancún (6 months later) Nov: 3.6Cancún (6 months later) Dec: 5.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Rio de Janeiro and Cancún
MonthHighLowRain
Rio de JaneiroCancúnRio de JaneiroCancúnRio de JaneiroCancún
Jan90°F(32°C)84°F(29°C)70°F(21°C)64°F(18°C)5.7 in(145 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
Feb90°F(32°C)86°F(30°C)71°F(21°C)65°F(18°C)5.5 in(139 mm)1.3 in(33 mm)
Mar88°F(31°C)87°F(31°C)70°F(21°C)67°F(19°C)6.1 in(156 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)
Apr86°F(30°C)90°F(32°C)68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)4.1 in(104 mm)2.0 in(50 mm)
May82°F(28°C)92°F(33°C)64°F(18°C)73°F(23°C)3.4 in(86 mm)3.6 in(92 mm)
Jun82°F(28°C)92°F(33°C)61°F(16°C)74°F(24°C)1.9 in(49 mm)5.7 in(144 mm)
Jul81°F(27°C)93°F(34°C)60°F(16°C)75°F(24°C)1.9 in(48 mm)3.1 in(79 mm)
Aug82°F(28°C)93°F(34°C)61°F(16°C)74°F(24°C)1.3 in(33 mm)4.4 in(112 mm)
Sep83°F(28°C)92°F(33°C)63°F(17°C)74°F(23°C)1.7 in(44 mm)7.1 in(180 mm)
Oct84°F(29°C)89°F(32°C)65°F(19°C)72°F(22°C)2.8 in(71 mm)7.6 in(192 mm)
Nov85°F(29°C)86°F(30°C)67°F(19°C)68°F(20°C)3.5 in(90 mm)3.7 in(94 mm)
Dec87°F(31°C)85°F(29°C)70°F(21°C)66°F(19°C)5.0 in(127 mm)2.4 in(62 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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