Ayutla de los Libres weather in December

In December, Ayutla de los Libres sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ayutla de los Libres's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayutla de los Libres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:03 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ayutla de los Libres is municipal seat of Ayutla, State of Guerrero, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ayutla de los Libres reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Ayutla de los Libres weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°203.811.17.5
Feb29° / 15°111.811.46.9
Mar31° / 16°141.811.96.1
Apr32° / 17°153.112.45.1
May31° / 19°15814.712.84.1
Jun28° / 20°42226.9133.5
Jul28° / 19°45829.512.93.3
Aug28° / 19°50129.612.63.4
Sep27° / 19°57429.212.13.4
Oct27° / 18°43928.911.63.6
Nov28° / 17°13316.611.25.5
Dec28° / 15°275.9117.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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68119
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ayutla de los Libres gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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623
722
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1817
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2017
2117
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2416
2516
2616
2715
2815
2915
3014
3114

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13184930
23194928
33214927
43224925
53244924
63254923
73274821
84284820
94294819
104314817
114324916
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22443477
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24445466
25445455
26546445
27547444
28647434
29648424
30748423
31848413

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:545:58
211.16:555:58
311.06:565:58
411.06:565:59
511.06:575:59
611.06:575:59
711.06:585:59
811.06:586:00
911.06:596:00
1011.07:006:00
1111.07:006:00
1211.07:016:01
1311.07:016:01
1411.07:026:02
1511.07:026:02
1611.07:036:02
1711.07:036:03
1811.07:046:03
1911.07:046:04
2011.07:056:04
2111.07:056:04
2211.07:066:05
2311.07:066:05
2411.07:076:06
2511.07:076:06
2611.07:086:07
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2911.07:096:08
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ayutla de los Libres

In seasonPeak

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

Ayutla de los Libres sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Ayutla de los Libres's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
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Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ayutla de los Libres?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ayutla de los Libres in December

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

In December, Ayutla de los Libres sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ayutla de los Libres in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ayutla de los Libres 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 Ayutla de los Libres peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ayutla de los Libres 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 Ayutla de los Libres is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateMay 1435 µg/m³Feb 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ayutla de los Libres?

Ayutla de los Libres sits at 17.0°N, 99.1°W, 376 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chilapa de Álvarez, 71 km away.

Topography around Ayutla de los Libres

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ayutla de los Libres.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayutla de los Libres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,566 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,970 m.

The land around Ayutla de los Libres is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
1,566 m
80 km
2,970 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Chilapa de Álvarez 71 km · Tixtla de Guerrero 74 km · Chilpancingo 78 km · Ometepec 79 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 85 km · Acapulco 87 km · Zumpango del Río 89 km · Pinotepa Nacional 131 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 Ayutla de los Libres (16.9638°, -99.0962°, elevation 376 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).