Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román weather in December

In December, Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:29 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is human settlement in Mexico.

Founded
1542

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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4227
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Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 243.410.87.6
Feb22° / 182.211.38.4
Mar25° / 102.211.88.6
Apr28° / 10°92.312.57.7
May29° / 13°306.6136.2
Jun27° / 15°16916.913.35.2
Jul25° / 14°24122.713.24.9
Aug25° / 14°20721.712.75.1
Sep24° / 14°17418.812.15.5
Oct24° / 11°629.111.57.3
Nov23° / 183.1118.3
Dec21° / 142.610.77.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57030
67030
76931
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306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3110

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:20 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:206:06
210.87:216:06
310.77:216:06
410.77:226:06
510.77:236:07
610.77:236:07
710.77:246:07
810.77:246:07
910.77:256:07
1010.77:266:08
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1210.77:276:08
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1410.77:286:09
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1610.77:296:10
1710.77:306:10
1810.77:306:11
1910.77:316:11
2010.77:316:11
2110.77:326:12
2210.77:326:12
2310.77:336:13
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2510.77:336:14
2610.77:346:14
2710.77:346:15
2810.77:356:15
2910.77:356:16
3010.77:356:16
3110.77:366:17

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 7.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.71 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román

In seasonPeak

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

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is December a good time to visit Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román in December

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

In December, Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román peaks around April 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 22UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1820 µg/m³Jan 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr9Good
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román?

Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román sits at 21.8°N, 103.3°W, 1,674 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Calvillo, 61 km away.

Topography around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,025 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,214 m.

The land around Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,025 m
80 km
2,214 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Calvillo 61 km · Nochistlán de Mejía 66 km · Villa Hidalgo 75 km · Teocaltiche 85 km · Jesús María 101 km · Jerez de García Salinas 102 km · Aguascalientes 106 km · Jalostotitlán 111 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 Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román (21.7813°, -103.3044°, elevation 1,674 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).