Ozumba de Alzate in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ozumba de Alzate sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ozumba de Alzate's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ozumba de Alzate's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
43 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
7.7
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ozumba de Alzate in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical winter day in Ozumba de Alzate reaches about 20°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Ozumba de Alzate weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 153.3117.6
Feb21° / 173.711.47.9
Mar22° / 356.711.97.7
Apr23° / 10°8611.412.46.8
May23° / 11°26822.312.95.0
Jun22° / 12°40626.313.14.0
Jul22° / 11°34727.2133.9
Aug22° / 11°38727.712.63.9
Sep21° / 11°41326.512.13.8
Oct21° / 10°16518.511.65.2
Nov20° / 488.911.16.8
Dec19° / 112.510.97.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ozumba de Alzate gets around 43 mm of rain over 10 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ozumba de Alzate

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None of Ozumba de Alzate's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ozumba de Alzate's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is winter a good time to visit Ozumba de Alzate?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Ozumba de Alzate for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ozumba de Alzate in Winter

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

In winter, Ozumba de Alzate sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ozumba de Alzate in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ozumba de Alzate peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 10UV 15Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ozumba de Alzate in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ozumba de Alzate 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 Ozumba de Alzate?

Ozumba de Alzate sits at 19.0°N, 98.8°W, 2,342 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Amecameca, 10 km away.

Topography around Ozumba de Alzate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ozumba de Alzate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 2,350 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,867 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,675 m.

The land around Ozumba de Alzate is covered by cropland (43%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
2,867 m
80 km
4,675 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Amecameca 10 km · Juchitepec 11 km · Yecapixtla 19 km · San Rafael 20 km · San Mateo Huitzilzingo 25 km · San Martín Cuautlalpan 27 km · Chalco 27 km · San Antonio Tecómitl 29 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 Ozumba de Alzate (19.0369°, -98.7952°, elevation 2,342 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.