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Mexico City in December

Warm and dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Mexico City is warm: highs near 72°F, lows near 46°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 59 minutes.December in Mexico City is warm: highs near 22°C, lows near 8°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 59 minutes.

High
72°F22°Caverage
Low
46°F8°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 11% of days
Daylight
10h 59mon average

Is December a good time to visit Mexico City?

Yes. December is one of Mexico City's best months (December to March).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 72°F in December, against 71°F to 81°F through the year.Highs near 22°C in December, against 22°C to 27°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

11% of days in December, against 11% to 90% through the year.

Cloud cover

45% cover in December, against 37% to 82% through the year.

Daylight

10h 59m in December, against 10h 59m to 13h 17m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November72°22°low 48°low 9°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December72°22°low 46°low 8°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. January71°22°low 45°low 7°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Mexico City sits, in December

America/Mexico City
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:03 AMsets 6:01 PM
Above the sea
2,220 mhigh country
Latitude
19.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Puebla107 km south-east

The land around Mexico City, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Mexico in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Mexico City

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Mexico City. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.