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Cancun Weather in December

In December, Cancun averages a high of 29°C (83°F) and a low of 20°C (67°F), from 38 years of daily records (1971–2012).

29°C
Average high
83°F
20°C
Average low
67°F
35°C
Record high
95°F · December 19, 1989
10°C
Record low
50°F · December 29, 1980

What December Is Like in Cancun

  • The coldest December reading, 10°C (50°F) on December 29, 1980, has not been matched in 32 years.
  • A typical December brings 13 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • The warmest December in the record was 1971; the coldest was 2010.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 22% of December days, and the month averages 85 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Cancun, every December since 1971
25°C29°C32°C1980199020002010December 1971: 29.7°CDecember 1972: 28.8°CDecember 1973: 28.1°CDecember 1974: 28.3°CDecember 1975: 27.9°CDecember 1976: 28.8°CDecember 1977: 29.6°CDecember 1978: 30.5°CDecember 1979: 30.0°CDecember 1980: 28.3°CDecember 1981: 29.1°CDecember 1984: 26.5°CDecember 1986: 29.9°CDecember 1987: 29.4°CDecember 1988: 27.6°CDecember 1989: 29.3°CDecember 1990: 26.7°CDecember 1991: 27.9°CDecember 1992: 28.5°CDecember 1993: 27.9°CDecember 1994: 27.4°CDecember 1995: 28.0°CDecember 1996: 28.4°CDecember 1997: 27.1°CDecember 1998: 29.0°CDecember 1999: 27.9°CDecember 2000: 28.5°CDecember 2001: 30.7°CDecember 2003: 27.6°CDecember 2004: 29.8°CDecember 2005: 29.6°CDecember 2006: 28.7°CDecember 2007: 29.5°CDecember 2008: 28.8°CDecember 2009: 28.8°CDecember 2010: 26.3°CDecember 2011: 28.8°CDecember 2012: 29.3°C
Warmest: 2001 (30.7°C)Latest: 2012 (29.3°C)10-year averageLong-run average (28.6°C)

Look Up a Day in December

See the weather in Cancun on any December date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Cancun (1988–2012); Puerto Morelos (1971–1998). The stations near Cancun stopped reporting in 2012, so these figures end there. Averages cover 1971–2012. How we compute this

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