Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez weather in December

In December, Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-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 58% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:26 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is municipal seat of Villa de Álvarez, State of Colima, Mexico.

Density
4,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1556

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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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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23017
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43016
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63016
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How December really feels in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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.

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°221.4116.6
Feb31° / 16°121.611.36.1
Mar31° / 16°12111.95.6
Apr33° / 17°20.912.44.7
May33° / 20°174.812.94.1
Jun31° / 21°20220.913.13.3
Jul30° / 21°17823.6133.3
Aug30° / 21°22225.612.73.2
Sep29° / 21°24726.112.13.2
Oct30° / 20°1351811.64.3
Nov30° / 18°244.511.15.9
Dec30° / 16°11210.96.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57525
67525
77426
87327
97426
107327
117327
127327
137228
147228
157129
167228
177228
187129
197129
207129
217030
227030
236931
246832
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306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
37
47
57
67
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315

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1102541221
2112541211
3122641201
4122741191
5132741181
6142741171
7142741170
8152841160
9162840150
10172840140
11182840140
12192939130
13212939120
14223038110
15233037100
1624313690
1725323680
1826333570
1927343460
2027353350
2128363250
2228373140
2329373040
2429382930
2530392830
2630392830
2731402730
2831402630
2932402520
3033402420
3133412420

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 7:17 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:176:12
210.97:186:13
310.97:186:13
410.97:196:13
510.97:196:13
610.97:206:13
710.97:216:14
810.97:216:14
910.97:226:14
1010.97:226:14
1110.97:236:15
1210.97:246:15
1310.97:246:15
1410.97:256:16
1510.87:256:16
1610.87:266:16
1710.87:266:17
1810.87:276:17
1910.87:276:18
2010.87:286:18
2110.87:286:19
2210.87:296:19
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2610.87:316:21
2710.87:316:22
2810.87:316:22
2910.87:326:23
3010.97:326:23
3110.97:336:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad de Villa 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.

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez in December

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

In December, Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in April near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez peaks around May 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 14UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ciudad de Villa 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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is worst in May — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1249 µg/m³Aug 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr43Poor
May50Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez?

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez sits at 19.3°N, 103.7°W, 531 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Colima, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 533 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,211 m.

The land around Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, trees (50%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,424 m
80 km
4,211 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Colima 4.0 km · Tecomán 42 km · Ciudad de Armería 44 km · Tuxpan 50 km · Zapotiltic 52 km · Ciudad Guzmán 56 km · Manzanillo 66 km · Tamazula de Gordiano 69 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 Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez (19.2672°, -103.7378°, elevation 531 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).