Izúcar de Matamoros weather in December

In December, Izúcar de Matamoros sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.6 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 30°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 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 Izúcar de Matamoros's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izúcar de Matamoros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Izúcar de Matamoros is municipal seat of Izúcar, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Density
84/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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 Izúcar de Matamoros reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°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 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 Izúcar de Matamoros

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.

Izúcar de Matamoros 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
Jan29° / 13°71117.1
Feb31° / 15°50.911.46.0
Mar33° / 17°71.311.94.5
Apr35° / 20°113.112.43.1
May35° / 21°5410.912.92.7
Jun32° / 20°1561813.13.3
Jul32° / 19°10813.8133.7
Aug32° / 20°13916.912.63.4
Sep30° / 19°1651912.13.8
Oct31° / 18°6410.111.64.6
Nov31° / 16°122.611.15.6
Dec30° / 14°40.610.96.8

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 (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88416
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Izúcar de Matamoros gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.6 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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22
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42
52
61
71
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312

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39541
49541
59541
69631
79730
89730
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299910
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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
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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 6:55 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:555:52
211.06:555:53
310.96:565:53
410.96:575:53
510.96:575:53
610.96:585:53
710.96:585:54
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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 5.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.18 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 Izúcar de Matamoros

In seasonPeak

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

Izúcar de Matamoros's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Izúcar de Matamoros?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Izúcar de Matamoros in December

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

In December, Izúcar de Matamoros sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Izúcar de Matamoros 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 Izúcar de Matamoros peaks around April 11 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 11UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Izúcar de Matamoros 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 Izúcar de Matamoros is worst in November — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyNov 2283 µg/m³Mar 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May73Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct72Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Izúcar de Matamoros?

Izúcar de Matamoros sits at 18.6°N, 98.5°W, 1,292 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Axochiapan, 33 km away.

Topography around Izúcar de Matamoros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izúcar de Matamoros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 1,292 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,759 m.

The land around Izúcar de Matamoros is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (32%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
709 m
80 km
4,759 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Axochiapan 33 km · Atlixco 34 km · San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo 51 km · Yecapixtla 53 km · San Andrés Cholula 53 km · Cholula 54 km · Cuautla 55 km · Santiago Momoxpan 56 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 Izúcar de Matamoros (18.6016°, -98.4615°, elevation 1,292 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).