Asunción Mita weather in December

In December, Asunción Mita sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Asunción Mita's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asunción Mita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Asunción Mita reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
72817
82817
92817
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How December really feels in Asunción Mita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Asunción Mita weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°10.111.27.7
Feb30° / 17°10.111.56.9
Mar31° / 18°41.111.95.9
Apr32° / 19°184.212.34.8
May31° / 20°8914.812.74.0
Jun29° / 20°11519.912.83.8
Jul30° / 20°6012.612.84.4
Aug31° / 20°7015.712.54.0
Sep29° / 20°12421.212.13.7
Oct29° / 19°10814.711.75.0
Nov29° / 18°172.611.36.8
Dec28° / 17°30.611.27.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28119
38218
48218
58416
68515
78515
88614
98614
108713
118713
128713
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Asunción Mita gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
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311

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1840483
2841483
3842473
4843472
5844462
6945452
7945442
8946432
9947431
101047421
111048411
121048411
131149401
141149391
151150381
161250371
171251361
181351351
191351351
201451341
211452331
221452331
231453321
241454320
251553320
261554310
271554310
281554310
291555300
301556290
311655290

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:125:25
211.26:135:25
311.26:135:25
411.26:145:26
511.26:145:26
611.26:155:26
711.26:155:26
811.26:165:27
911.26:175:27
1011.26:175:27
1111.26:185:28
1211.26:185:28
1311.26:195:29
1411.26:195:29
1511.26:205:29
1611.26:205:30
1711.26:215:30
1811.26:215:31
1911.26:225:31
2011.26:225:31
2111.26:235:32
2211.26:235:32
2311.26:245:33
2411.26:245:33
2511.26:255:34
2611.26:255:34
2711.26:255:35
2811.26:265:35
2911.26:265:36
3011.26:275:36
3111.26:275:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Asunción Mita

In seasonPeak

None of Asunción Mita's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Asunción Mita's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Asunción Mita?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Asunción Mita for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Asunción Mita in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Asunción Mita sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Asunción Mita in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asunción Mita peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asunción Mita in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Asunción Mita is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2233 µg/m³Jan 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Asunción Mita?

Asunción Mita sits at 14.3°N, 89.7°W, 475 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Jutiapa, 20 km away.

MetapánSan Luis JilotepequeChalchuapaJalpataguaSanta AnaJalapaEsquipulas

Topography around Asunción Mita

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Asunción Mita.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asunción Mita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m.

The land around Asunción Mita is covered by grassland (32%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
1,592 m
80 km
2,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Jutiapa 20 km · Metapán 28 km · San Luis Jilotepeque 35 km · Chalchuapa 39 km · Jalpatagua 39 km · Santa Ana 42 km · Jalapa 45 km · Esquipulas 46 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Asunción Mita (14.3337°, -89.7109°, elevation 475 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).