Cancun sits on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, directly in the path of Caribbean hurricanes that regularly cross the region between June and November.
A major resort city on the Caribbean coast, Cancun sits directly in the path of hurricanes crossing from the open Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. The peninsula’s flat, low-lying limestone terrain means a hurricane’s heavy rain can pool quickly since there are few natural rivers to drain it away, making radar tracking of an approaching storm’s rain bands especially important here. Learn more: Hurricane Season Radar Guide · Open the full Rain Map