Mexico in December
9 of the 9 destinations in Mexico are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 5 good, 4 ok.
None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 5 labelled good are the best of the month: Puebla, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico City, Playa del Carmen and Oaxaca.
Ranked for December
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | good | 22° | 1d | — | 22C max, 1 rainy day |
| 2 | Cabo San Lucas | goodbusy | 27° | 0d | — | holidays: GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day; MX: Christmas Day |
| 3 | Mexico City | goodbusy | 22° | 1d | £925 | busier than usual |
| 4 | Playa del Carmen | good | 27° | 5d | — | 27C max, 5 rainy days |
| 5 | Oaxaca | goodbusy | 25° | 0d | — | busier than usual |
| 6 | Mérida | okbusy | 29° | 2d | — | busier than usual |
| 7 | Cancún | okbusy | 27° | 5d | — | busier than usual |
| 8 | Cozumel | okbusy | 27° | 5d | — | busier than usual |
| 9 | Tulum | okbusy | 27° | 6d | — | busier than usual |
Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.
Other months for Mexico
- January 0 sweet
- February 3 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 7 sweet
- May 6 sweet
- June 3 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 1 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October 1 sweet
- November 1 sweet
- December
- Every month, side by side
December elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Mexico as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.