Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada weather in December

In December, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 45 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 45 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 6:44 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada is town in Ensenada Municipality, State of Baja California, 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical December day in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 8°	58	5.2	10.2	7.0
Feb	18° / 8°	72	6.1	10.8	6.6
Mar	19° / 9°	48	5	11.8	7.1
Apr	20° / 11°	21	3.2	12.8	7.9
May	22° / 13°	7	1.5	13.6	8.6
Jun	24° / 16°	1	0.1	14	9.4
Jul	27° / 19°	1	0.2	13.9	8.8
Aug	28° / 20°	2	0.3	13.2	8.4
Sep	27° / 18°	4	0.7	12.2	8.6
Oct	25° / 15°	12	1.9	11.2	8.9
Nov	21° / 11°	22	3.3	10.4	8.0
Dec	18° / 8°	45	4.9	10	6.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	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 (%)	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada gets around 45 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 17% 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 (%)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17

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

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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

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

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:48 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)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51
Sunset (PM)	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:40	4:40	4:40	4:41	4:41	4:41	4:42	4:42	4:43	4:43	4:44	4:44	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:34	4:38
2	10.1	6:34	4:38
3	10.1	6:35	4:38
4	10.0	6:36	4:38
5	10.0	6:37	4:38
6	10.0	6:38	4:39
7	10.0	6:38	4:39
8	10.0	6:39	4:39
9	10.0	6:40	4:39
10	10.0	6:40	4:39
11	10.0	6:41	4:39
12	10.0	6:42	4:39
13	10.0	6:42	4:40
14	9.9	6:43	4:40
15	9.9	6:44	4:40
16	9.9	6:44	4:41
17	9.9	6:45	4:41
18	9.9	6:45	4:41
19	9.9	6:46	4:42
20	9.9	6:46	4:42
21	9.9	6:47	4:43
22	9.9	6:47	4:43
23	9.9	6:48	4:44
24	9.9	6:48	4:44
25	9.9	6:49	4:45
26	9.9	6:49	4:45
27	9.9	6:50	4:46
28	9.9	6:50	4:46
29	9.9	6:50	4:47
30	9.9	6:50	4:47
31	10.0	6:51	4:48

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.33 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)	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada in December

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

In December, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	20	Cool
Sep	20	Cool
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	4	5	6	9	8	11	11	11	9	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada?

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada sits at 31.7°N, 116.6°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ensenada, 17 km away.

Topography around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

263 m

cropland 34%

16 km

1,062 m

shrubs 42%

80 km

1,863 m

shrubs 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← November Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ensenada 17 km · Rosarito 84 km · Las Delicias 84 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 87 km · Terrazas del Valle 88 km · La Joya 90 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 91 km · Tecate 94 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 Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (31.7229°, -116.572°, elevation 47 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	19	9
2	19	9
3	19	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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