Climate averages 1991–2020
Acapulco de Juárez weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Acapulco de Juárez: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iguala de la Independencia (171 km away). In December its highs average 30.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Acapulco de Juárez, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Acapulco de Juárez ranks 3rd of 153 for the warmest December highs and 35th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Acapulco de Juárez is 7.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.4 mm to 7.7 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Acapulco de Juárez climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 7.7 | 0.9 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 2.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 31.3°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 23 | 3.8 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 220 | 16.2 | 13.113 h |
| July | 30.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 181 | 16.3 | 13.013 h |
| August | 30.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 266 | 18.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 318 | 22.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 196 | 17.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 30.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 6.4 | 0.8 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Iguala de la Independencia in DecemberMexico · 171 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Temixco in DecemberMexico · 234 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Cuautla in DecemberMexico · 241 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Cuernavaca in DecemberMexico · 242 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Toluca in DecemberMexico · 272 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas in DecemberMexico · 273 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Atlixco in DecemberMexico · 277 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Xochimilco in DecemberMexico · 281 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 12 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Acapulco de Juárez) is explained once on the Acapulco de Juárez year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.