Cancún vs Negril

White resort building with palm trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas line a sandy beach with turquoise water under clear blue sky.

Swim-up bar with bartender serving drinks in resort pool surrounded by white cabanas, palm trees, and high-rise buildings under clear sky.

Cancún and Negril, 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.

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By the numbers

Cancún compared with Negril
Cancún	Measure	Negril
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
28 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$39–$349/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$258/night pp
11 of 28	Adults-only resorts	3 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–October, heaviest September–October	Rainy season	May–June and September–November
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April, with a sunset every night of the year
Cancún (CUN); Hotel Zone 20–30 min, Costa Mujeres ~40 min	Airport	Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer
First trips, nightlife + beach combos, nonstop-flight convenience	Best for	Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays

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

Negril

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Cancún and Negril
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
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
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
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Seven Mile Beach: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.