Weather comparison

Cancún or Punta Cana? The weather compared

By day, both are about equally warm over the year. Punta Cana gets 1.0 more hours of sunshine a day. Best time: Cancún July, November – May, Punta Cana December – July.

Holiday weather score by month

Cancún
1. 80
2. 87
3. 91
4. 93
5. 86
6. 75
7. 80
8. 77
9. 73
10. 70
11. 78
12. 79
Punta Cana
1. 83
2. 88
3. 88
4. 87
5. 80
6. 81
7. 79
8. 77
9. 75
10. 73
11. 73
12. 81

Month by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

Month	Cancún	Punta Cana
JanuaryJan	8025° / 27°	8326° / 27°
FebruaryFeb	8726° / 26°	8826° / 26°
MarchMar	9127° / 27°	8826° / 26°
AprilApr	9328° / 27°	8727° / 27°
MayMay	8629° / 28°	8028° / 27°
JuneJun	7529° / 29°	8129° / 28°
JulyJul	8030° / 29°	7929° / 28°
AugustAug	7730° / 29°	7729° / 29°
SeptemberSep	7329° / 29°	7529° / 29°
OctoberOct	7028° / 29°	7329° / 29°
NovemberNov	7827° / 28°	7327° / 28°
DecemberDec	7926° / 27°	8127° / 27°

Cancún or Punta Cana: quick answers

Which is warmer, Cancún or Punta Cana?

Both are about equally warm by day: 27.8 °C and 27.7 °C on average over the year.

Where is the sea warmer, Cancún or Punta Cana?

The sea is about equally warm at both.

Cancún or Punta Cana in winter?

From December to February, both have about the same holiday weather (82 and 84 points).

Cancún or Punta Cana in summer?

From June to August, both have about the same holiday weather (77 and 79 points).

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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences