Huetamo de Núñez weather in December

In December, Huetamo de Núñez sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Huetamo de Núñez's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huetamo de Núñez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:13 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Huetamo de Núñez is municipal seat of Huetamo, State of Michoacán, 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Huetamo de Núñez reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Huetamo de Núñez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Huetamo de Núñez weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°90.9114.3
Feb35° / 20°50.511.43.3
Mar37° / 21°70.411.92.1
Apr39° / 23°0012.40.8
May39° / 25°81.912.90.6
Jun36° / 25°9713.813.11.6
Jul35° / 25°11417.1132.2
Aug34° / 25°12418.612.62.2
Sep33° / 24°13819.112.12.5
Oct34° / 23°7211.611.62.9
Nov35° / 22°162.911.13.4
Dec34° / 19°50.510.94.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Huetamo de Núñez gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14629196
24729186
34929175
45030165
55130154
65130154
75330143
85429143
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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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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:056:02
211.07:056:02
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510.97:076:03
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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 4.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Huetamo de Núñez

In seasonPeak

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

Huetamo de Núñez's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
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Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Huetamo de Núñez?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huetamo de Núñez in December

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

In December, Huetamo de Núñez sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Huetamo de Núñez 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 Huetamo de Núñez peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highHighMar 22UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Huetamo de Núñez 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 Huetamo de Núñez is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1334 µg/m³Feb 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr28Moderate
May35Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huetamo de Núñez?

Huetamo de Núñez sits at 18.6°N, 100.9°W, 287 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Altamirano, 38 km away.

Topography around Huetamo de Núñez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huetamo de Núñez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,522 m.

The land around Huetamo de Núñez is covered by shrubs (28%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
2,522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ciudad Altamirano 38 km · Tuzantla 73 km · Arcelia 74 km · Tejupilco de Hidalgo 85 km · Tacámbaro de Codallos 90 km · Valle de Bravo 103 km · Heróica Zitácuaro 107 km · Ario de Rosales 107 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 Huetamo de Núñez (18.626°, -100.9°, elevation 287 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).