Climate averages 1991–2020
San José del Cabo weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in San José del Cabo: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabo San Lucas (28 km away). In December its highs average 25.7°C, 0.5°C cooler than San José del Cabo, with 9.8 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San José del Cabo ranks joint 25th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 58th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; San José del Cabo is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.2 mm to 8.3 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
San José del Cabo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 8.4 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 31.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| June | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 0.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 21 | 3.7 | 13.413 h |
| August | 32.8°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 73 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 140 | 10.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25 | 3.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 26.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.2 | 1.1 | 10.711 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
- Cabo San Lucas in DecemberMexico · 28 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.3°C · 9.8 mm rain
- La Paz, Mexico in DecemberMexico · 136 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Culiacán in DecemberMexico · 305 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Guasave in DecemberMexico · 306 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Los Mochis in DecemberMexico · 313 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Guamúchil in DecemberMexico · 314 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Mazatlán in DecemberMexico · 336 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.6°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Navojoa in DecemberMexico · 447 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 18 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 San José del Cabo) is explained once on the San José del Cabo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.