Capulhuac de Mirafuentes weather in December

In December, Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.5 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 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capulhuac de Mirafuentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:09 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is municipal seat of Capulhuac, State of México, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical December day in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°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)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
6184
7184
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10184
11184
12184
13184
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Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 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
Jan17° / 244.9116.6
Feb19° / 245.611.37.1
Mar21° / 327.611.97.1
Apr22° / 6011.112.46.6
May22° / 1291712.95.6
Jun21° / 23221.113.14.5
Jul19° / 30127.8133.6
Aug19° / 28226.712.73.7
Sep19° / 22623.412.14.0
Oct19° / 9914.411.65.4
Nov18° / 346.511.16.7
Dec18° / 143.510.97.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57624
67624
77525
87426
97426
107327
117228
127228
137129
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157030
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206931
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316832

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
412
511
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910
109
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169
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3112

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 (%)
1100
2100
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4100
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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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
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316calm

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 7:00 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:005:55
210.97:005:56
310.97:015:56
410.97:025:56
510.97:025:56
610.97:035:56
710.97:035:57
810.97:045:57
910.97:055:57
1010.97:055:57
1110.97:065:58
1210.97:065:58
1310.97:075:58
1410.97:075:59
1510.97:085:59
1610.87:096:00
1710.87:096:00
1810.87:106:00
1910.87:106:01
2010.87:116:01
2110.87:116:02
2210.87:126:02
2310.87:126:03
2410.87:126:03
2510.87:136:04
2610.87:136:04
2710.87:146:05
2810.87:146:05
2910.97:156:06
3010.97:156:06
3110.97:156:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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94.9Bright
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295.0Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Capulhuac de Mirafuentes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
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Feb
Mar
Apr
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Jun
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Aug
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Capulhuac de Mirafuentes?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Capulhuac de Mirafuentes for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Capulhuac de Mirafuentes in December

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

In December, Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Capulhuac de Mirafuentes?

Capulhuac de Mirafuentes sits at 19.2°N, 99.5°W, 2,627 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Xalatlaco, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 2,632 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,824 m.

The land around Capulhuac de Mirafuentes is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
1,284 m
80 km
3,824 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Xalatlaco 5.0 km · Ocoyoacac 9.0 km · San Mateo Atenco 11 km · Lerma de Villada 12 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 15 km · Metepec 16 km · Tenango de Arista 16 km · San Jerónimo 17 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 Capulhuac de Mirafuentes (19.1935°, -99.4659°, elevation 2,627 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).