Purísima de Bustos weather in December

In December, Purísima de Bustos sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Purísima de Bustos's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purísima de Bustos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:22 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Purísima de Bustos is municipal seat of Purísima, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Purísima de Bustos reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Purísima de Bustos 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 8°	17	2.6	10.9	8.3
Feb	25° / 9°	13	2.3	11.3	8.5
Mar	27° / 11°	11	1.8	11.9	8.0
Apr	30° / 14°	8	1.8	12.5	6.4
May	31° / 16°	33	6.1	13	5.4
Jun	28° / 16°	123	14.4	13.3	5.1
Jul	26° / 15°	149	19.3	13.1	5.3
Aug	26° / 15°	125	17.7	12.7	5.5
Sep	26° / 15°	113	15.3	12.1	5.8
Oct	26° / 13°	44	7.2	11.5	7.3
Nov	25° / 10°	14	3	11	8.5
Dec	23° / 8°	7	1.5	10.7	8.5

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	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
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

Purísima de Bustos gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
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29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 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 7:13 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:13 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	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:13	6:02
2	10.8	7:14	6:02
3	10.8	7:14	6:02
4	10.8	7:15	6:02
5	10.8	7:15	6:02
6	10.8	7:16	6:02
7	10.8	7:17	6:03
8	10.8	7:17	6:03
9	10.8	7:18	6:03
10	10.8	7:18	6:03
11	10.7	7:19	6:04
12	10.7	7:20	6:04
13	10.7	7:20	6:04
14	10.7	7:21	6:05
15	10.7	7:21	6:05
16	10.7	7:22	6:06
17	10.7	7:22	6:06
18	10.7	7:23	6:06
19	10.7	7:23	6:07
20	10.7	7:24	6:07
21	10.7	7:24	6:08
22	10.7	7:25	6:08
23	10.7	7:25	6:09
24	10.7	7:26	6:09
25	10.7	7:26	6:10
26	10.7	7:27	6:10
27	10.7	7:27	6:11
28	10.7	7:27	6:11
29	10.7	7:28	6:12
30	10.7	7:28	6:12
31	10.7	7:29	6:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.83 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Purísima de Bustos

In seasonPeak

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

Purísima de Bustos's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Purísima de Bustos?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Purísima de Bustos in December

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

In December, Purísima de Bustos sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Purísima de Bustos 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 Purísima de Bustos peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	10	13	14	14	14	12	13	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Purísima de Bustos 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 Purísima de Bustos is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	17	16	17	21	15	16	15	17	14	16	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Purísima de Bustos?

Purísima de Bustos sits at 21.0°N, 101.9°W, 1,779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Francisco del Rincón, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Purísima de Bustos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purísima de Bustos has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 1,796 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,399 m.

The land around Purísima de Bustos is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

414 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

471 m

shrubs 35%

80 km

1,399 m

shrubs 34%

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← November Purísima de Bustos year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: San Francisco del Rincón 2.0 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 18 km · La Ermita 20 km · León de los Aldama 23 km · Medina 30 km · Lagos de Moreno 37 km · Romita 41 km · Silao de la Victoria 48 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 Purísima de Bustos (21.0297°, -101.8778°, elevation 1,779 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	24	9
2	24	9
3	24	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	22	8
28	22	8
29	22	8
30	22	8
31	22	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
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	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
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	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
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	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	5
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7
31	7

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