Maravatío de Ocampo weather in December

In December, Maravatío de Ocampo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maravatío de Ocampo's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maravatío de Ocampo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:14 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Maravatío de Ocampo is municipal seat of Maravatío, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maravatío de Ocampo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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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Maravatío de Ocampo 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
Jan21° / 193.510.97.7
Feb23° / 183.211.38.3
Mar25° / 173.411.98.3
Apr27° / 10°204.512.47.6
May27° / 12°7111.412.96.5
Jun25° / 13°19718.213.25.3
Jul23° / 13°26024.913.14.5
Aug23° / 13°2222312.74.7
Sep23° / 13°19219.912.15.0
Oct23° / 11°8011.911.56.4
Nov22° / 255.211.17.7
Dec21° / 102.110.88.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maravatío de Ocampo gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% 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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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 48 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 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:055:58
210.97:065:58
310.97:065:58
410.97:075:59
510.97:075:59
610.87:085:59
710.87:095:59
810.87:095:59
910.87:106:00
1010.87:106:00
1110.87:116:00
1210.87:126:01
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1610.87:146:02
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1810.87:156:03
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2010.87:166:04
2110.87:166:04
2210.87:176:05
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2410.87:186:06
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2610.87:196:07
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2910.87:206:08
3010.87:206:09
3110.87:216:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maravatío de Ocampo

In seasonPeak

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

Maravatío de Ocampo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is December a good time to visit Maravatío de Ocampo?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Maravatío de Ocampo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Maravatío de Ocampo in December

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

In December, Maravatío de Ocampo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Maravatío de Ocampo 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 Maravatío de Ocampo peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Maravatío de Ocampo 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 Maravatío de Ocampo is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Oct 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maravatío de Ocampo?

Maravatío de Ocampo sits at 19.9°N, 100.4°W, 2,057 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Hidalgo, 25 km away.

Topography around Maravatío de Ocampo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maravatío de Ocampo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 2,029 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,315 m.

The land around Maravatío de Ocampo is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), cropland (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

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85 m
16 km
1,102 m
80 km
3,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ciudad Hidalgo 25 km · Acámbaro 33 km · Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 40 km · Heróica Zitácuaro 51 km · Salvatierra 58 km · Atlacomulco de Fabela 60 km · Apaseo el Alto 65 km · El Pueblito 72 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 Maravatío de Ocampo (19.8919°, -100.4419°, elevation 2,057 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).