Chihuahua Full Grown: Size & Weight
A full-grown Chihuahua weighs about 2–6 lb and stands roughly 5–8 in tall at the shoulder.
Some breeders advertise a "teacup" Chihuahua, but there's no official teacup standard: it's just the small end of the breed's normal range, roughly 2 to 4 lb.
Have a Chihuahua puppy? Estimate its adult size
Built on the toy growth curve, clamped to the breed's range.
Chihuahua growth chart
How a toy-size dog like the Chihuahua fills out over its first months. Switch between percent of adult weight and pounds, and enter a weigh-in above to plot your puppy.
- Chihuahua
- Your puppy
Median curves computed from ~89,000 healthy dogs aged 2–24 months in the open Salt et al. 2017 dataset (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0), grouped into PuppySize's five size classes.
- Chihuahua · 2–6 lb
- Your puppy
Each shaded band shows the typical weight range at every age, with the line marking the middle of that range.
| Age | % of adult weight | Estimated weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | 37.9% | 1–2 lb |
| 3 months | 53.6% | 1–3 lb |
| 4 months | 69.6% | 1–4 lb |
| 5 months | 81.7% | 2–5 lb |
| 6 months | 87.5% | 2–5 lb |
| 7 months | 91.1% | 2–5 lb |
| 8 months | 94.6% | 2–6 lb |
| 9 months | 96.4% | 2–6 lb |
| 10 months | 100% | 2–6 lb |
How confident is this estimate? Based on an official breed standard or cross-checked veterinary/registry sources.
About this breed's data: Weight is AKC official standard verbatim: not to exceed 6 lb (over 6 lb is a disqualification). The AKC standard states NO height; the ~5-8 in figure is a common breed-info reference, NOT from the standard. 'Teacup' is not an AKC category.
Sources: AKC Official Standard of the Chihuahua (PDF), Salt et al. 2017 (PLOS ONE) growth data.
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