Moyotzingo weather in December

In December, Moyotzingo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Moyotzingo's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyotzingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:04 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Moyotzingo is town in Texmelucan Municipality, State of Puebla, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Moyotzingo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Moyotzingo 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
Jan19° / 214.2117.4
Feb21° / 214.411.37.7
Mar22° / 448.411.97.4
Apr23° / 781212.46.6
May23° / 10°12116.812.95.9
Jun22° / 11°1731913.15.1
Jul21° / 10°14520.5134.9
Aug21° / 11°14920.112.74.9
Sep21° / 11°16020.312.14.7
Oct21° / 8412.411.66.1
Nov21° / 356.311.17.2
Dec20° / 132.710.97.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Moyotzingo gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% 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 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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137calm
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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 6:56 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:565:51
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310.96:575:51
410.96:585:52
510.96:585:52
610.96:595:52
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2010.87:065:57
2110.87:075:57
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3010.97:116:02
3110.97:116:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.07 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 Moyotzingo

In seasonPeak

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

Moyotzingo's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is December a good time to visit Moyotzingo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moyotzingo in December

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

In December, Moyotzingo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Moyotzingo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moyotzingo peaks around April 11 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moyotzingo 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 Moyotzingo is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moyotzingo?

Moyotzingo sits at 19.2°N, 98.4°W, 2,244 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana Xalmimilulco, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Moyotzingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyotzingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 2,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,296 m.

The land around Moyotzingo is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
801 m
80 km
4,296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Santa Ana Xalmimilulco 5.0 km · San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 5.0 km · San Rafael Tlanalapan 8.0 km · Huejotzingo 10 km · Zacatelco 18 km · Tlaxcala 19 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 22 km · Cuautlancingo 22 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 Moyotzingo (19.2481°, -98.4049°, elevation 2,244 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).