Destinations · Head-to-head
Cancún vs Corfu
Cancún and Corfu, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.
By the numbers
| Cancún | Measure | Corfu |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better) |
| 30 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 4 |
| ★ 4.6 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.5 |
| $67–$1694/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $205–$523/night pp |
| 12 of 30 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 4 |
| In the hurricane belt | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| Generally May–October; winter rain is still possible | Rainy season | October–March |
| December–April | Sweet spot | June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest |
| Cancún International (CUN) | Airport | Corfu (CFU), beside the town; the east-coast resorts are 20–40 min away |
| A resort stay with beach time and options for outings | Best for | Luxury all-inclusives, scenery, an old town worth an evening, calm water |
Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.
On the map
Cancún
Corfu
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún · high °F | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Corfu · high °F | 57 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 59 |
| Cancún · rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Corfu · rain (in) | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Corfu (east coast): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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