Jiutepec weather in December

In December, Jiutepec sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 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 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Jiutepec's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jiutepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:07 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

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

Founded
1826

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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Jiutepec reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Jiutepec 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
Jan22° / 111.6118.4
Feb24° / 10211.48.8
Mar26° / 10°133.211.98.3
Apr27° / 12°326.712.47.2
May26° / 13°13916.712.95.7
Jun24° / 14°2592513.14.4
Jul24° / 13°20226.4134.3
Aug24° / 14°24227.612.64.2
Sep23° / 14°27126.412.14.1
Oct23° / 12°11616.311.65.9
Nov23° / 10°286.211.17.8
Dec22° / 71.310.98.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
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58317
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jiutepec gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 7% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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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 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 6:58 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:585:55
210.96:595:55
310.96:595:55
410.97:005:55
510.97:015:56
610.97:015:56
710.97:025:56
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1810.97:086:00
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2010.97:096:01
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2410.97:116:03
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2610.97:126:04
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2910.97:136:05
3010.97:136:06
3110.97:146:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5 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 Jiutepec

In seasonPeak

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

Jiutepec's monsoon runs May–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 Jiutepec?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Jiutepec for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jiutepec in December

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

In December, Jiutepec sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Jiutepec 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 Jiutepec peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Jiutepec 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 Jiutepec 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 Jiutepec?

Jiutepec sits at 18.9°N, 99.2°W, 1,361 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tres de Mayo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Jiutepec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jiutepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,372 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,738 m.

The land around Jiutepec is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,621 m
80 km
4,738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Tres de Mayo 4.0 km · Emiliano Zapata 5.0 km · Temixco 6.0 km · Cuernavaca 7.0 km · Yautepec 12 km · Xochitepec 12 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 20 km · Xoxocotla 23 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 Jiutepec (18.8814°, -99.1778°, elevation 1,361 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).