When to go · Cancún
Cancún in December
Great month. Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Cancún in this guide.
Weather in December
- CancúnHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 7 days
- Yucatán and Caribbean coast, Mexico · Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Mérida, Bacalarbest weather
Hot and humid; Mérida tops 40 °C (104 °F) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F (40 °C) in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Posadas and Christmas big impact
16–24 Dec · Mexico
Family travel peak; coasts full until early January.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mexico overall
- High
- Prices · Mexico overall
- High
Mexico overall: Dry and clear; Guadalupe pilgrims (12 Dec) and Christmas peak on the coasts.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cancún, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 7
Jan: 6 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
January: Inside Cancún's best window: Dec–Apr.
Cancún: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.