Las Pintas de Arriba weather in December

In December, Las Pintas de Arriba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Las Pintas de Arriba's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Pintas de Arriba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:27 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Las Pintas de Arriba is town in El Salto Municipality, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← November Las Pintas de Arriba year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Las Pintas de Arriba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	11
6	25	11
7	25	11
8	25	11
9	25	11
10	25	11
11	25	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

Las Pintas de Arriba weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 10°	17	1.9	10.9	8.6
Feb	26° / 12°	11	1.7	11.3	8.5
Mar	28° / 13°	7	1.1	11.9	7.6
Apr	31° / 15°	4	1.2	12.5	5.9
May	32° / 17°	17	4.4	13	4.9
Jun	29° / 18°	113	18.1	13.2	4.2
Jul	27° / 17°	167	24.6	13.1	4.4
Aug	27° / 17°	145	22.9	12.7	4.6
Sep	26° / 17°	130	19.2	12.1	5.1
Oct	26° / 15°	43	8.2	11.5	7.0
Nov	26° / 13°	12	2.1	11	8.4
Dec	24° / 11°	6	1.2	10.8	8.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	78	77	75	74	74	72	72	71	71	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	22	23	25	26	26	28	28	29	29	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Las Pintas de Arriba gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 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 7:18 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:33
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:18	6:08
2	10.8	7:18	6:08
3	10.8	7:19	6:09
4	10.8	7:20	6:09
5	10.8	7:20	6:09
6	10.8	7:21	6:09
7	10.8	7:22	6:09
8	10.8	7:22	6:10
9	10.8	7:23	6:10
10	10.8	7:23	6:10
11	10.8	7:24	6:10
12	10.8	7:24	6:11
13	10.8	7:25	6:11
14	10.8	7:26	6:11
15	10.8	7:26	6:12
16	10.8	7:27	6:12
17	10.8	7:27	6:13
18	10.8	7:28	6:13
19	10.8	7:28	6:13
20	10.8	7:29	6:14
21	10.8	7:29	6:14
22	10.8	7:30	6:15
23	10.8	7:30	6:15
24	10.8	7:31	6:16
25	10.8	7:31	6:16
26	10.8	7:32	6:17
27	10.8	7:32	6:17
28	10.8	7:32	6:18
29	10.8	7:33	6:18
30	10.8	7:33	6:19
31	10.8	7:33	6:19

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Las Pintas de Arriba

In seasonPeak

None of Las Pintas de Arriba'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 Pintas de Arriba'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 Las Pintas de Arriba?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Pintas de Arriba in December

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

In December, Las Pintas de Arriba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Las Pintas de Arriba 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 Las Pintas de Arriba peaks around May 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	11	13	13	14	13	12	13	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Las Pintas de Arriba 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 Pintas de Arriba is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	18	20	33	44	17	14	15	17	17	18	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	44	Poor
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Las Pintas de Arriba?

Las Pintas de Arriba sits at 20.6°N, 103.3°W, 1,582 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Pintitas, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Las Pintas de Arriba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Pintas de Arriba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,541 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m.

The land around Las Pintas de Arriba is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (52%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

artificial surfaces 77%

16 km

1,053 m

artificial surfaces 52%

80 km

2,409 m

trees 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Las Pintas de Arriba year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Las Pintitas 3.0 km · San José del Quince 6.0 km · Tlaquepaque 8.0 km · Hacienda Santa Fe 9.0 km · Tonalá 10 km · San José del Castillo 12 km · Guadalajara 12 km · San Sebastián el Grande 12 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

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 Pintas de Arriba (20.5757°, -103.3244°, elevation 1,582 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	11
6	25	11
7	25	11
8	25	11
9	25	11
10	25	11
11	25	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	11
6	25	11
7	25	11
8	25	11
9	25	11
10	25	11
11	25	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	11
6	25	11
7	25	11
8	25	11
9	25	11
10	25	11
11	25	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0