Chilapa de Álvarez weather in December

In December, Chilapa de Álvarez sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chilapa de Álvarez's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilapa de Álvarez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:04 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Chilapa de Álvarez is municipal seat of Chilapa, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chilapa de Álvarez reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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Chilapa de Álvarez weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°121.911.18.3
Feb28° / 13°91.411.48.0
Mar29° / 14°122.411.96.8
Apr30° / 15°244.712.45.7
May29° / 17°12015.712.84.8
Jun26° / 17°32726.5133.8
Jul26° / 17°34428.112.93.8
Aug26° / 17°37128.812.63.7
Sep25° / 17°36728.312.13.7
Oct26° / 16°18120.711.64.9
Nov26° / 14°508.611.27.1
Dec26° / 13°142.6118.3

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58218
68317
78317
88218
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chilapa de Álvarez gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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310
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59
68
77
87
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126
136
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219
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239
2410
2510
2610
2710
289
299
309
319

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1364420
2374419
3384417
4404416
5414415
6424414
7444413
8454312
9464311
10474310
1148439
1249439
1350428
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1753416
1854406
1954406
2055396
2156395
2257385
2358375
2460364
2561354
2661354
2763343
2864333
2964333
3065323
3167312

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
15calm
25calm
34calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:565:57
211.06:565:57
311.06:575:57
411.06:585:58
511.06:585:58
611.06:595:58
711.06:595:58
811.07:005:59
911.07:005:59
1011.07:015:59
1111.07:026:00
1211.07:026:00
1311.07:036:00
1411.07:036:01
1511.07:046:01
1611.07:046:01
1711.07:056:02
1810.97:056:02
1910.97:066:03
2010.97:066:03
2110.97:076:04
2210.97:076:04
2310.97:086:05
2410.97:086:05
2510.97:096:06
2610.97:096:06
2711.07:096:07
2811.07:106:07
2911.07:106:08
3011.07:116:08
3111.07:116:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.04 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 Chilapa de Álvarez

In seasonPeak

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

Chilapa de Álvarez's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Chilapa de Álvarez?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chilapa de Álvarez in December

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

In December, Chilapa de Álvarez sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chilapa de Álvarez in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chilapa de Álvarez peaks around April 10 at about 14 (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 10UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chilapa de Álvarez 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 Chilapa de Álvarez 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 Chilapa de Álvarez?

Chilapa de Álvarez sits at 17.6°N, 99.2°W, 1,406 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tixtla de Guerrero, 24 km away.

Topography around Chilapa de Álvarez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilapa de Álvarez has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 1,484 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,481 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,919 m.

The land around Chilapa de Álvarez is covered by grassland (32%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,481 m
80 km
2,919 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Tixtla de Guerrero 24 km · Chilpancingo 35 km · Zumpango del Río 38 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 64 km · Ayutla de los Libres 71 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 80 km · Iguala de la Independencia 92 km · Axochiapan 110 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 Chilapa de Álvarez (17.5992°, -99.1739°, elevation 1,406 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).