Tala weather in December

In December, Tala sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tala's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:28 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Tala is municipal seat of Tala, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density: 3,933/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1126

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tala reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

How December really feels in Tala

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Tala weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 10°	18	1.8	10.9	8.4
Feb	28° / 11°	12	1.6	11.3	7.9
Mar	30° / 12°	5	0.9	11.9	6.4
Apr	32° / 14°	4	0.9	12.5	4.9
May	34° / 16°	10	3	13	3.9
Jun	32° / 18°	99	16.4	13.2	3.5
Jul	29° / 18°	151	22.5	13.1	3.8
Aug	29° / 18°	124	21.6	12.7	4.0
Sep	28° / 18°	115	17.8	12.1	4.6
Oct	29° / 16°	43	7	11.5	6.2
Nov	28° / 13°	11	1.9	11	7.9
Dec	26° / 10°	8	1.4	10.8	8.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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 (%)	75	75	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	63	63
Cloudier (%)	25	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
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	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tala gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

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

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 97% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:21 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	10.8	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:19	6:10
2	10.8	7:20	6:10
3	10.8	7:21	6:10
4	10.8	7:21	6:10
5	10.8	7:22	6:10
6	10.8	7:23	6:11
7	10.8	7:23	6:11
8	10.8	7:24	6:11
9	10.8	7:24	6:11
10	10.8	7:25	6:12
11	10.8	7:26	6:12
12	10.8	7:26	6:12
13	10.8	7:27	6:12
14	10.8	7:27	6:13
15	10.8	7:28	6:13
16	10.8	7:28	6:14
17	10.8	7:29	6:14
18	10.7	7:29	6:14
19	10.7	7:30	6:15
20	10.7	7:30	6:15
21	10.7	7:31	6:16
22	10.7	7:31	6:16
23	10.7	7:32	6:17
24	10.7	7:32	6:17
25	10.7	7:33	6:18
26	10.7	7:33	6:18
27	10.8	7:34	6:19
28	10.8	7:34	6:19
29	10.8	7:34	6:20
30	10.8	7:35	6:20
31	10.8	7:35	6:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.71 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)	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tala

In seasonPeak

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

Tala'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 Tala?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tala in December

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

In December, Tala sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tala 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 Tala peaks around May 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (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	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Tala 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 Tala is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	18	18	23	31	17	13	15	16	16	17	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tala?

Tala sits at 20.7°N, 103.7°W, 1,337 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Agustín, 27 km away.

Topography around Tala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Tala is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

127 m

grassland 32%

16 km

924 m

trees 36%

80 km

2,568 m

trees 40%

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← November Tala year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: San Agustín 27 km · San Francisco Tesistán 28 km · Ahualulco de Mercado 29 km · Tequila 29 km · Santa Anita 29 km · Nuevo México 29 km · San Sebastián el Grande 31 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 33 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 Tala (20.6527°, -103.7015°, elevation 1,337 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	27	11
2	27	11
3	27	11
4	27	11
5	27	11
6	27	11
7	27	11
8	26	11
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	10
13	26	10
14	26	10
15	26	10
16	26	10
17	26	10
18	26	10
19	26	10
20	26	10
21	26	10
22	26	10
23	26	10
24	25	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	10
29	25	10
30	25	10
31	25	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
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	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
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	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	73	27
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
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	62	38
29	62	38
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1