Weather in Cancun in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cancun in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +79°F with a maximum of +84°F and a minimum of +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +77°F.
Is Cancun warm or cold in December?
Cancun is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +81°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +75°F to +73°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Cancun, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Cancun in December
Water in Cancun in December is Warm. It varies from +77°F to +80°F, with an average of +79°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +79°F.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Cancun in December?
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Climate in Cancun in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +54°F | +55°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +86°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 77 mm | 65 mm | 56 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +80°F | +79°F | +78°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +79°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 77 mm to 65 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cancun is gradually decreasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Cancun?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cancun in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+80°F) and the highest in 2019 (+86°F). The driest year was 2004 with only 635 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2270 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cancun, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.