Cancún Weather in December
Cancún in December
The short of it: Cancún in December averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 19° · rain 62 mm · daylight 10 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Cancún brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 19°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 51 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cancún runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres, 6 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Cancún, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 32 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zona Urbana Ejido Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 6 km N | 29° | 19° | 55 mm |
| Alfredo V. BonfilQuintana Roo | 10 km S | 29° | 19° | 58 mm |
| Isla MujeresQuintana Roo | 14 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 58 mm |
| El PorvenirQuintana Roo | 19 km WSW | 29° | 18° | 59 mm |
| Leona VicarioQuintana Roo | 42 km WSW | 30° | 18° | 46 mm |
| ChiquiláQuintana Roo | 58 km WNW | 29° | 18° | 44 mm |
| San AngelQuintana Roo | 61 km W | 30° | 17° | 43 mm |
| SolferinoQuintana Roo | 64 km WNW | 29° | 17° | 46 mm |