Cuautla weather in December

In December, Cuautla sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 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 28°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 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 Cuautla's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuautla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:06 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

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

Founded
1585

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 Cuautla reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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How December really feels in Cuautla

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.

Cuautla 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
Jan28° / 13°50.9118.2
Feb30° / 14°50.811.46.8
Mar32° / 16°41.111.95.3
Apr34° / 19°102.712.43.9
May33° / 20°6112.412.93.4
Jun30° / 19°21323.513.13.3
Jul30° / 18°18824.8133.4
Aug30° / 19°22426.312.63.3
Sep28° / 18°28226.212.13.6
Oct29° / 17°10213.811.65.2
Nov29° / 15°184.111.16.7
Dec28° / 13°30.510.98.1

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
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48515
58614
68614
78515
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cuautla gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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62
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19262
29451
39451
49541
59541
69541
79730
89730
99730
109730
119820
129820
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299910
309910
319910

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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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 6:57 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:575:54
210.96:585:54
310.96:585:54
410.96:595:55
510.96:595:55
610.97:005:55
710.97:015:55
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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 5.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cuautla

In seasonPeak

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

Cuautla'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 Cuautla?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cuautla in December

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

In December, Cuautla sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cuautla 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 Cuautla peaks around April 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Cuautla 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 Cuautla 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 Cuautla?

Cuautla sits at 18.8°N, 98.9°W, 1,333 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Yecapixtla, 11 km away.

Topography around Cuautla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuautla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,334 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 4,756 m.

The land around Cuautla is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
4,756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Yecapixtla 11 km · Yautepec 16 km · Emiliano Zapata 26 km · Jiutepec 27 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 29 km · Ozumba de Alzate 29 km · Tres de Mayo 29 km · Temixco 31 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 Cuautla (18.8106°, -98.9352°, elevation 1,333 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).