When to go · Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen in December
Great month. Inside Playa del Carmen's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 20°C68°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- Mexico overall
- Prices
- High
- Mexico overall
Verdict
Inside Playa del Carmen's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).
Weather in December
- Playa del CarmenHighs around 29 °C, lows around 20 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 68 °F, 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 in April–May. Hurricanes Jun–Nov, sargassum seaweed on the Caribbean beaches roughly Apr–Sep.Hot and humid; Mérida tops 104 °F 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.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.