Las Margaritas weather in December

In December, Las Margaritas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Las Margaritas's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Margaritas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:33 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Las Margaritas is municipal seat of Las Margaritas, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1800

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 Las Margaritas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°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)
12213
22213
32213
42213
52213
62213
72213
82213
92212
102212
112212
122212
132212
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Las Margaritas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°164.411.17.9
Feb24° / 12°123.511.58.4
Mar26° / 13°215.611.97.9
Apr27° / 14°5210.212.46.7
May26° / 16°14518.212.85.3
Jun25° / 16°24623.7134.5
Jul25° / 16°981712.95.6
Aug25° / 16°15820.412.55.1
Sep25° / 16°23122.912.14.6
Oct24° / 15°14416.911.65.7
Nov23° / 13°417.411.27.3
Dec22° / 12°174.2117.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47327
57327
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147327
157327
167327
177327
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237228
247129
257129
267129
277228
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Las Margaritas gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
147503
248502
348502
448511
549501
649501
749501
849501
950501
1050501
1150491
1250491
1350491
1451481
1551481
1652471
1752471
1853461
1954451
2055441
2156431
2257421
2358411
2458411
2559401
2661390
2761390
2862380
2963370
3064360
3165350

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:255:31
211.16:255:31
311.16:265:31
411.16:265:31
511.16:275:31
611.16:285:32
711.16:285:32
811.16:295:32
911.16:295:33
1011.16:305:33
1111.06:305:33
1211.06:315:34
1311.06:315:34
1411.06:325:34
1511.06:335:35
1611.06:335:35
1711.06:345:36
1811.06:345:36
1911.06:355:36
2011.06:355:37
2111.06:365:37
2211.06:365:38
2311.06:375:38
2411.06:375:39
2511.06:375:39
2611.06:385:40
2711.06:385:40
2811.06:395:41
2911.06:395:41
3011.06:395:42
3111.06:405:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
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154.5Bright
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174.5Bright
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304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Las Margaritas

In seasonPeak

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

Las Margaritas's monsoon runs May–June, 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 Las Margaritas?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Margaritas in December

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

In December, Las Margaritas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Las Margaritas in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Las Margaritas peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Las Margaritas 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 Las Margaritas is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Las Margaritas?

Las Margaritas sits at 16.3°N, 92.0°W, 1,513 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Comitán, 18 km away.

Topography around Las Margaritas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Margaritas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 1,543 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,128 m.

The land around Las Margaritas is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
3,128 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Comitán 18 km · Las Rosas 42 km · Teopisca 58 km · Venustiano Carranza 62 km · Ocosingo 67 km · Comalapa 75 km · Jacaltenango 77 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 84 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 Las Margaritas (16.3128°, -91.9822°, elevation 1,513 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).