Tepeapulco weather in December

In December, Tepeapulco sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 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 19°C through the month. 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 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 Tepeapulco's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tepeapulco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:06 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Tepeapulco is human settlement.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tepeapulco reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tepeapulco 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
Jan19° / 173.910.97.2
Feb20° / 163.611.37.7
Mar22° / 286.811.97.6
Apr23° / 5110.612.46.9
May23° / 6612.712.96.5
Jun22° / 10°13117.213.25.4
Jul20° / 10°12819.613.14.9
Aug20° / 10°12719.812.74.9
Sep20° / 10°13718.512.14.9
Oct19° / 7210.811.56.0
Nov19° / 295.411.17.0
Dec19° / 112.310.87.5

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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47723
57723
67723
77723
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tepeapulco gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
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3010
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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
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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 6:57 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:575:51
210.96:585:51
310.96:595:51
410.96:595:51
510.97:005:51
610.97:005:52
710.87:015:52
810.87:025:52
910.87:025:52
1010.87:035:53
1110.87:035:53
1210.87:045:53
1310.87:045:54
1410.87:055:54
1510.87:065:54
1610.87:065:55
1710.87:075:55
1810.87:075:56
1910.87:085:56
2010.87:085:56
2110.87:095:57
2210.87:095:57
2310.87:105:58
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2510.87:105:59
2610.87:115:59
2710.87:116:00
2810.87:126:00
2910.87:126:01
3010.87:126:01
3110.87:136:02

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tepeapulco

In seasonPeak

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

Tepeapulco's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Tepeapulco?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tepeapulco in December

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

In December, Tepeapulco sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tepeapulco 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 Tepeapulco peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tepeapulco 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 Tepeapulco is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tepeapulco?

Tepeapulco sits at 19.8°N, 98.6°W, 2,504 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Sahagun, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tepeapulco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tepeapulco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m around an average of 2,528 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,696 m.

The land around Tepeapulco is covered by shrubs (29%), cropland (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
409 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
4,696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Ciudad Sahagun 3.0 km · Apan 14 km · Calpulalpan 22 km · Teotihuacán de Arista 34 km · Teotihuacan 34 km · Santiago Tulantepec 34 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 35 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 37 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 Tepeapulco (19.7884°, -98.5527°, elevation 2,504 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).