Weather in Puerto Vallarta in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Puerto Vallarta in December
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +16°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +28°C.
Is Puerto Vallarta warm or cold in December?
Puerto Vallarta is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +21°C to +19°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Puerto Vallarta, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Puerto Vallarta in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +35°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 32 mm | 22 mm | 29 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 84% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +29°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 32 mm to 22 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in November to 9 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Puerto Vallarta is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Puerto Vallarta?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Puerto Vallarta in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2019 (+31°C) and the highest in 2023 (+32°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 846 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 2461 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Puerto Vallarta, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.