San Felipe weather in December

In December, San Felipe sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 1.8 wet days and about 10.7 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 51% 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 San Felipe's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

San Felipe is municipal seat of San Felipe, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1562

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 San Felipe reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1216
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3216
4216
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7216
8206
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12205
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31195

San Felipe 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
Jan20° / 193.410.87.4
Feb22° / 162.811.38.1
Mar24° / 193.511.88.4
Apr26° / 10°234.112.57.7
May27° / 12°599136.9
Jun25° / 13°11612.413.36.4
Jul24° / 13°13414.213.26.4
Aug24° / 13°11212.112.76.6
Sep23° / 12°12514.212.16.0
Oct22° / 10°547.711.57.1
Nov21° / 213.9117.8
Dec20° / 101.810.77.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37129
47030
57030
66931
76832
86733
96733
106634
116535
126535
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186436
196436
206337
216337
226238
236139
246238
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Felipe gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 1.8 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 precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
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55
65
75
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95
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135
145
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176
186
196
206
217
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247
257
268
278
288
298
309
319

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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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
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6100
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:11 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:115:58
210.87:125:58
310.87:125:58
410.87:135:59
510.87:145:59
610.77:145:59
710.77:155:59
810.77:155:59
910.77:166:00
1010.77:176:00
1110.77:176:00
1210.77:186:01
1310.77:186:01
1410.77:196:01
1510.77:206:02
1610.77:206:02
1710.77:216:02
1810.77:216:03
1910.77:226:03
2010.77:226:04
2110.77:236:04
2210.77:236:05
2310.77:246:05
2410.77:246:06
2510.77:246:06
2610.77:256:07
2710.77:256:07
2810.77:266:08
2910.77:266:08
3010.77:266:09
3110.77:276:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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254.7Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for San Felipe

In seasonPeak

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

San Felipe's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
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 20°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in San Felipe 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 San Felipe peaks around June 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 10UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Felipe?

San Felipe sits at 21.5°N, 101.2°W, 2,089 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Dolores Hidalgo, 46 km away.

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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 2,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 972 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m.

The land around San Felipe is covered by cropland (33%), shrubs (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
972 m
80 km
1,421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · Guanajuato 51 km · Marfil 54 km · Medina 56 km · León de los Aldama 63 km · Silao de la Victoria 63 km · La Ermita 65 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 67 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 (21.4788°, -101.2158°, elevation 2,089 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).