Cozumel weather in December
December in Cozumel: hot, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#7 of 12 months in Cozumel · #324 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 84/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 21°C
- Wet days
- 14
- Sun
- 9.4 h
- Humidity
- 73%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Cozumel in December
Notes from nearby Playa del Carmen (20 km away)
Cozumel doesn't have its own notes for December yet — these are about Playa del Carmen, close enough to share the season.
Regulars are specific a cold front passes through roughly every 10 to 14 days here, each one lasting 2 to 3 days and dropping overnight temperatures as low as 15C before things warm back up. Our row backs that warm, genuinely wet read, 28.7C reading as a hot 32C, over 20.6C nights feeling 23C, with 53.4mm of rain across 10.6 days and humidity at 78 percent. Regulars are consistent any rain that does fall typically arrives overnight or early morning, the rest of a given day staying clear and sunny, all-day torrential rain genuinely rare. Early December specifically gets singled out as great weather paired with the lowest prices of the year. The sea sits at a bath-warm 28C. The record: 9.4 hours of sun, a 13.9 kph wind and AQI 32.
Other months in Cozumel
Regulars are specific this month splits into two real halves - the beginning typically drier, while the probability of rain increases toward the end as the wet season gets underway, most storms lasting just 15 to 30 minutes and highly localized rather than island-wide. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 32.7C reading as a scorching 37C, over 24C nights feeling 26C, with 65.3mm of rain across 10.4 days and humidity at 78 percent. Regulars are consistent forecasts here aren't reliable, it can rain somewhere on the island while another spot stays completely dry, so a poor-looking forecast is no reason to change plans. Warm enough for swimming remains the consistent read regardless of any given day's rain chances. The sea sits at a bath-warm 28.6C. The record: 11.7 hours of sun, a 26 kph wind and AQI 46.
Cozumel-forum threads on July weather are direct: plenty hot and humid, daytime temperatures near the mid-90s Fahrenheit with humidity that regulars describe as running close to total, muggy even in the earliest morning hours before the sun is properly up. Rain is real this time of year, marking the start of the wet season, but posters are consistent that a full washed-out day is uncommon - more typical is a shower on one side of the island while the other stays dry, or thirty minutes of rain followed by hours of sun. A handful of visits do land on the other extreme, a full day or week of rain, but regulars call that the exception rather than what to expect. Multiple posters who've visited Cozumel dozens of times across June and July say they've almost always had a great trip regardless of the heat and humidity. The record: a scorching 33.4C by day feeling like a punishing 39C, 24.6C nights, 68mm across 12.4 days, 79 percent humidity, a 29.7C sea and 11.8 hours of sun.
Cozumel-forum threads explaining what a norte is lay out January's real rhythm: a typical day is sunny and warm, but cold fronts roll through roughly every seven to ten days, dropping daytime temperatures into the mid-20s Celsius and nights to around 15C, with strong wind and precipitation riding in alongside each one. Fronts usually last two to three days, occasionally longer, and are frequent enough between November and March that dive trips need a backup plan - a norte can close the port to smaller boats, though bigger operators often still run. Regulars still call January genuinely pleasant on balance: low humidity for the island, easy sunny stretches between fronts. The record: 28.1C days feeling like 29C, 20.4C nights, 66mm across 13.8 days, a 27.3C sea and wind averaging 28 km/h - warm and breezy most days, with real cold-front interruptions built into the month.
April is a diving month on Cozumel and the forum's reports are unusually specific: visibility easily over 100 feet, one windy day in a week, and rain never lasting more than a few minutes. Their standing note about forecasts is that you should not trust them here - a week predicted wet typically delivers a few brief showers and sun most of the time, and a shower rarely covers the whole island, so you can often drive out of it. Our row agrees at 29.2mm across 6.3 days. The one April caveat is current, which runs more erratically in March and April than later; experienced divers are fine and several say they came to enjoy it. April is also the month for eagle rays. The record: 31.8C days that feel like 35C, 22.4C nights, a 27.4 kph wind and a 27.6C sea.
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Cozumel climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Cozumel in December
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyCruise ship season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Cozumel's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherCozumel's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Cozumel in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Cruise ship season
1 Nov – 30 AprCruise seasonCrowdedCozumel is the busiest cruise port in the Caribbean and from November to April several ships a day dock at once. San Miguel's waterfront belongs to them until late afternoon; the far side of the island does not.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Cozumel — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Cozumel?
Cozumel in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Cozumel?
- December in Cozumel: hot, rainy, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Cozumel on SeasonMap's comfort score (84/100).
- What is the weather like in Cozumel in December?
- In December, Cozumel averages a daily high of 29.1°C and a low of 21.2°C, with about 80.8 mm of rain over roughly 13.5 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Cozumel in December?
- Cozumel has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 42 in December.
Within 300 km: Isla Mujeres' Fiestas de la Inmaculada on 30 Nov – 8 Dec, and Playa del Carmen's Dry season around 15 Nov – 30 Apr.