Axochiapan weather in December

In December, Axochiapan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Axochiapan's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Axochiapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Axochiapan is municipal seat of Axochiapan, State of Morelos, Mexico.

Density
101/km²
people per km²
Founded
1542

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Axochiapan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23015
33015
43015
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How December really feels in Axochiapan

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.

Axochiapan 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
Jan29° / 15°50.8116.9
Feb31° / 16°40.711.45.7
Mar34° / 19°51.411.94.2
Apr35° / 21°8212.42.8
May35° / 22°4910.112.92.5
Jun32° / 21°18319.513.13.0
Jul32° / 20°14217133.4
Aug32° / 20°17819.912.63.2
Sep30° / 20°21322.112.13.5
Oct31° / 19°8111.311.64.6
Nov31° / 17°132.711.15.6
Dec30° / 15°30.610.96.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58614
68614
78515
88515
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Axochiapan gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
51
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71
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19172
29271
39361
49361
59451
69451
79550
89640
99640
109640
119640
129730
139730
149730
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259730
269730
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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26calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:565:54
211.06:565:54
311.06:575:54
410.96:585:54
510.96:585:55
610.96:595:55
710.96:595:55
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1910.97:065:59
2010.97:066:00
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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 7.44 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
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Axochiapan

In seasonPeak

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

Axochiapan's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Axochiapan?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Axochiapan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Axochiapan in December

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

In December, Axochiapan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Axochiapan in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Axochiapan peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Axochiapan 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 Axochiapan is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Axochiapan?

Axochiapan sits at 18.5°N, 98.8°W, 1,039 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Izúcar de Matamoros, 33 km away.

Topography around Axochiapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Axochiapan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,029 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,835 m.

The land around Axochiapan is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
4,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Izúcar de Matamoros 33 km · Cuautla 39 km · Yecapixtla 44 km · Tlaquiltenango 46 km · Jojutla 47 km · Zacatepec 49 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 50 km · Yautepec 54 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 Axochiapan (18.5025°, -98.7536°, elevation 1,039 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).