Teotihuacán de Arista weather in December

In December, Teotihuacán de Arista sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.8 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 58% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Teotihuacán de Arista's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teotihuacán de Arista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Teotihuacán de Arista is municipal seat of Teotihuacán, State of México, Mexico.

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 Teotihuacán de Arista reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Teotihuacán de Arista 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° / 122.810.97.7
Feb22° / 112.611.38.2
Mar24° / 174.911.98.2
Apr25° / 10°367.612.47.5
May24° / 11°5811.912.96.8
Jun23° / 12°13016.413.25.7
Jul22° / 11°13419.613.15.1
Aug22° / 11°13420.112.75.0
Sep21° / 11°13719.112.15.0
Oct21° / 6410.811.56.3
Nov20° / 224.411.17.5
Dec20° / 71.410.87.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
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48020
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77921
87822
97723
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317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Teotihuacán de Arista gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 6% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:585:52
210.96:595:52
310.97:005:52
410.97:005:53
510.97:015:53
610.97:015:53
710.97:025:53
810.87:035:53
910.87:035:54
1010.87:045:54
1110.87:045:54
1210.87:055:55
1310.87:055:55
1410.87:065:55
1510.87:075:56
1610.87:075:56
1710.87:085:57
1810.87:085:57
1910.87:095:57
2010.87:095:58
2110.87:105:58
2210.87:105:59
2310.87:115:59
2410.87:116:00
2510.87:116:00
2610.87:126:01
2710.87:126:01
2810.87:136:02
2910.87:136:02
3010.87:136:03
3110.87:146:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
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214.9Bright
225.0Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Teotihuacán de Arista

In seasonPeak

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

Teotihuacán de Arista's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Teotihuacán de Arista?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Teotihuacán de Arista for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Teotihuacán de Arista in December

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

In December, Teotihuacán de Arista sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Teotihuacán de Arista in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Teotihuacán de Arista peaks around June 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 17UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Teotihuacán de Arista 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 Teotihuacán de Arista is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Teotihuacán de Arista?

Teotihuacán de Arista sits at 19.7°N, 98.9°W, 2,284 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teotihuacan, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Teotihuacán de Arista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teotihuacán de Arista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 2,304 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,037 m.

The land around Teotihuacán de Arista is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
823 m
80 km
4,037 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Teotihuacan 0.0 km · Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva 12 km · Tepexpan 12 km · Tecámac 12 km · San Martín Azcatepec 12 km · Tezoyuca 12 km · Santa María Ajoloapan 13 km · Chiconcuac 15 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 Teotihuacán de Arista (19.6897°, -98.8608°, elevation 2,284 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).