Amozoc de Mota weather in December

In December, Amozoc de Mota sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Amozoc de Mota's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amozoc de Mota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Amozoc de Mota is municipal seat of Amozoc, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical December day in Amozoc de Mota reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Amozoc de Mota weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 101.9118.4
Feb24° / 91.911.48.8
Mar25° / 10°214.611.98.2
Apr26° / 12°459.612.46.9
May26° / 13°10217.312.95.7
Jun24° / 14°17920.413.15.1
Jul24° / 13°13518135.6
Aug24° / 13°15319.412.65.4
Sep23° / 13°18020.512.15.0
Oct24° / 12°7411.711.66.7
Nov23° / 20411.18.2
Dec23° / 61.310.98.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Amozoc de Mota gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 54 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 6:54 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:545:50
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310.96:555:50
410.96:565:51
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Amozoc de Mota

In seasonPeak

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

Amozoc de Mota's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is December a good time to visit Amozoc de Mota?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Amozoc de Mota in December

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

In December, Amozoc de Mota sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Amozoc de Mota in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amozoc de Mota peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Amozoc de Mota 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 Amozoc de Mota is worst in November — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyNov 2283 µg/m³Mar 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May73Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct72Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amozoc de Mota?

Amozoc de Mota sits at 19.0°N, 98.0°W, 2,316 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Casa Blanca, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Amozoc de Mota

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Amozoc de Mota.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amozoc de Mota has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 2,342 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,405 m.

The land around Amozoc de Mota is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (30%), shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

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278 m
16 km
1,337 m
80 km
4,405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Casa Blanca 8.0 km · Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 8.0 km · Acajete 12 km · Villa Vicente Guerrero 15 km · Puebla 17 km · Tepeaca 18 km · Papalotla 22 km · Sanctorum 23 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Amozoc de Mota (19.0461°, -98.045°, elevation 2,316 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).