Climate averages 1991–2020
Veracruz weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 3rd 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 Veracruz: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 00 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Córdoba, Mexico (89 km away). In December its highs average 20.9°C, 5.3°C cooler than Veracruz, with 101 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Veracruz ranks 24th of 153 for the warmest December highs and 104th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Veracruz is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 18 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
Veracruz climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 18 | 4.3 | 11.111 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.512 h |
| March | 29.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 21 | 4.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 25 | 4.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 33.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 44 | 8.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 191 | 21.3 | 13.313 h |
| July | 30.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 206 | 22.0 | 13.213 h |
| August | 30.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 196 | 22.7 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 217 | 23.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 116 | 15.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 49 | 8.7 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 26.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 21 | 4.5 | 11.011 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
- Córdoba, Mexico in DecemberMexico · 89 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 101 mm rain
- Xalapa de Enríquez in DecemberMexico · 90 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Orizaba in DecemberMexico · 107 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 93 mm rain
- Tuxtepec in DecemberMexico · 122 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Teziutlan in DecemberMexico · 146 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 69 mm rain
- Tehuacán in DecemberMexico · 154 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Amozoc de Mota in DecemberMexico · 200 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Poza Rica de Hidalgo in DecemberMexico · 204 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 53 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 Veracruz) is explained once on the Veracruz year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.