Mexico City · Mexico
December
Dry-season clarity returns for Christmas — posadas, piñatas, and 21°C days with cold nights.
Strong option
#6 of 12 months
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High
21°C
Low
6°C
Rain
9mm
Sun
7.2hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How December scores in Mexico City
Weather
Excellent
Value
Above average
Crowds
Above average
Events
Very good
Atmosphere
Excellent
What you gain in December
- ↑Posadas season (16–24 December): the nine nights of pre-Christmas neighbourhood processions with lanterns, pastorelas (nativity plays), and piñata breaking in plazas across the city — a uniquely Mexican Christmas atmosphere
- ↑Near-perfect dry-season weather: 9mm of rain all month, 21°C days, clear mountain views, and the same photography conditions as the best months of January–February
- ↑Mercado de Artesanías Cidart and the Bazar Sábado in San Ángel at their most stocked: the city's finest craft and folk art markets before Christmas are worth the visit for Mexican textiles, talavera, and Oaxacan crafts
What you sacrifice
- ↓Christmas week and New Year bring significant domestic tourism: accommodation in Roma Norte and Polanco books out, and prices peak again in the last week of December
- ↓Traffic is at its absolute worst in the week before Christmas — the Viaducto and Reforma gridlock; budget extra time for everything
- ↓6°C overnight lows: the altitude means Mexico City's December nights are genuinely cold — restaurants with outdoor terraces require blankets or heaters
How December compares to November (best month)
| Factor | December | November ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 8 | 9 |
| Value | 5 | 5 |
| Crowds | 5 | 4 |
December in other destinations
Lisbon (14.4°C)Barcelona (13.8°C)Tokyo (12°C)Bali (30.3°C)Santorini (14.5°C)Paris (6.9°C)New York (5.1°C)Marrakech (18.1°C)Amsterdam (6.4°C)Maldives (30°C)Rome (11.7°C)Bangkok (30.4°C)Istanbul (9.4°C)Vienna (3°C)Seoul (3.7°C)Dubrovnik (11.6°C)Rio de Janeiro (29.5°C)Kyoto (11.3°C)Phuket (31.8°C)Cape Town (25.6°C)Prague (3°C)Amalfi Coast (13°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (30°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Mexico City, not across destinations. Methodology →