San Felipe weather in December

In December, San Felipe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 San Felipe's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:36 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
32%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

San Felipe is municipal seat of San Felipe, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Founded
1916

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in San Felipe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in San Felipe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

San Felipe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°81.610.27.9
Feb20° / 14°9210.97.9
Mar22° / 16°71.511.88.7
Apr25° / 19°30.712.79.2
May28° / 22°10.313.68.2
Jun32° / 26°00145.8
Jul34° / 29°10.313.83.9
Aug35° / 30°40.613.13.5
Sep33° / 28°131.212.24.5
Oct29° / 23°130.611.27.5
Nov23° / 18°6110.48.9
Dec19° / 14°101.8107.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57525
67525
77624
87624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Felipe gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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35
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
39091
49091
59091
69091
79190
89280
99280
109280
119370
129370
139370
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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 6:25 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:254:33
210.16:264:33
310.16:274:33
410.16:274:33
510.16:284:33
610.16:294:33
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
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313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit San Felipe?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Felipe in December

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

In December, San Felipe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near San Felipe in December

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 31°C and coldest in January near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 5 to Dec 4 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in San Felipe 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 San Felipe peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Felipe?

San Felipe sits at 31.0°N, 114.8°W, 21 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Lázaro Cárdenas, 118 km away.

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada

Topography around San Felipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Felipe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,256 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,027 m.

The land around San Felipe is covered by bare terrain (58%) and water (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%), water (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
1,256 m
80 km
3,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Lázaro Cárdenas 118 km · Puerto Peñasco 128 km · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 143 km · San Luis Río Colorado 159 km · San Luis 163 km · Somerton 175 km · Puebla 178 km · Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 182 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 San Felipe (31.0253°, -114.8417°, elevation 21 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).