April travel
Where to go on holiday in April?
Cancun scores 8.5 out of 10 in April: 31C days, a 27C sea you can swim in without flinching, and 40mm of rain that mostly falls in short afternoon bursts. Here is how the rest of the world stacks up this month.
Crowds. Busy, but you can still walk into most places midweek.
Prices. Rates are above average but deals still appear midweek.
Seaweed. Sargassum can appear on some east-facing beaches. Isla Mujeres north beach and the cenotes are the reliable backup.
Storms. Outside hurricane season entirely.
What is on in Cancun in April
- Semana Santa, Mexico's biggest holiday week, with beach parties everywhere
- Warm sea, long evenings
- Last month before sargassum season really begins
Book Cancun for April
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April rivals, ranked and compared
- Cancun or Da Nang in April31C, 25mm rain8.5 v 9.6
- Cancun or Hurghada and the Red Sea in April30C, 0mm rain8.5 v 9.1
- Cancun or Varadero and Havana in April29C, 55mm rain8.5 v 8.7
- Cancun or Punta Cana in April29C, 80mm rain8.5 v 8.6
- Cancun or Jamaica in April31C, 35mm rain8.5 v 8.6
- Cancun or Curacao in April31C, 15mm rain8.5 v 8.6
- Cancun or Cape Verde in April25C, 0mm rain8.5 v 8.6
- Cancun or Montego Bay in April31C, 35mm rain8.5 v 8.6
- Cancun or Aruba in April31C, 10mm rain8.5 v 8.5
- Cancun or Goa in April33C, 10mm rain8.5 v 8.4
- Cancun or Bali in April32C, 90mm rain8.5 v 8.3
- Cancun or Cartagena in April32C, 25mm rain8.5 v 8.3
- Cancun or Panama in April31C, 70mm rain8.5 v 8.3
- Cancun or Playa del Carmen in April31C, 42mm rain8.5 v 8.2
- Cancun or Cozumel in April31C, 45mm rain8.5 v 8.2
- Cancun or Puerto Vallarta in April30C, 2mm rain8.5 v 8.2
- Cancun or Belize in April31C, 45mm rain8.5 v 8.2
- Cancun or Nassau and the Bahamas in April28C, 60mm rain8.5 v 8.1
- Cancun or Tulum in April31C, 40mm rain8.5 v 8.1
- Cancun or Antalya in April22C, 55mm rain8.5 v 8.1
- Cancun or Hawaii in April28C, 40mm rain8.5 v 8
- Cancun or Costa Rica in April31C, 60mm rain8.5 v 7.8
- Cancun or Barbados in April31C, 45mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Los Cabos in April28C, 1mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Miami in April29C, 80mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Puerto Rico in April29C, 105mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Tenerife and the Canaries in April23C, 10mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Rio de Janeiro in April28C, 140mm rain8.5 v 7.7
- Cancun or Mexico City in April27C, 25mm rain8.5 v 7.5
- Cancun or Marrakech in April26C, 30mm rain8.5 v 7.5
- Cancun or Phuket in April34C, 130mm rain8.5 v 7.4
- Cancun or The Florida Keys in April28C, 50mm rain8.5 v 7.3
- Cancun or Mallorca in April20C, 40mm rain8.5 v 7.2
- Cancun or Crete in April21C, 25mm rain8.5 v 7.2
- Cancun or The Algarve in April21C, 40mm rain8.5 v 7.2
- Cancun or Maldives in April32C, 125mm rain8.5 v 7.1
- Cancun or Las Vegas in April26C, 5mm rain8.5 v 7
- Cancun or Zanzibar in April31C, 350mm rain8.5 v 6.7
- Cancun or Dubai in April34C, 7mm rain8.5 v 6.4
- Cancun or Orlando in April29C, 60mm rain8.5 v 6.1