Venustiano Carranza weather in December

In December, Venustiano Carranza sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 27 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Venustiano Carranza's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Venustiano Carranza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:35 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Venustiano Carranza is municipal seat of Venustiano Carranza, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1560

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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Venustiano Carranza reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Venustiano Carranza weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°235.311.18.1
Feb28° / 19°113.411.57.8
Mar30° / 20°123.211.96.6
Apr31° / 21°367.912.45.1
May30° / 22°1352012.83.9
Jun28° / 21°28526.1133.5
Jul29° / 21°20223.112.93.9
Aug28° / 21°27626.512.53.6
Sep27° / 21°36728.512.13.5
Oct27° / 20°24523.911.64.4
Nov26° / 19°7212.211.26.5
Dec26° / 18°276.4117.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48416
58515
68614
78614
88614
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298515
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318515

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Venustiano Carranza gets around 27 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
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525
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724
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1023
1123
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2119
2218
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2418
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2618
2718
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2919
3019
3120

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1195040
2195139
3195238
4195337
51105336
61105435
71105534
81105633
91115632
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111125730
121135729
131135828
141145827
151155826
161155925
171165924
181175923
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201186021
211186120
221196218
231196317
241196416
251196515
261196614
271196713
281196713
291196812
302196811
312196910

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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134calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:275:33
211.16:285:33
311.16:285:33
411.16:295:34
511.16:295:34
611.16:305:34
711.16:315:34
811.16:315:35
911.16:325:35
1011.06:325:35
1111.06:335:36
1211.06:335:36
1311.06:345:36
1411.06:345:37
1511.06:355:37
1611.06:355:37
1711.06:365:38
1811.06:365:38
1911.06:375:39
2011.06:375:39
2111.06:385:40
2211.06:385:40
2311.06:395:40
2411.06:395:41
2511.06:405:41
2611.06:405:42
2711.06:415:42
2811.06:415:43
2911.06:415:44
3011.06:425:44
3111.06:425:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
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274.9Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Venustiano Carranza

In seasonPeak

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

Venustiano Carranza's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Venustiano Carranza?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Venustiano Carranza in December

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

In December, Venustiano Carranza sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Venustiano Carranza in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Venustiano Carranza peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Venustiano Carranza 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 Venustiano Carranza is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Venustiano Carranza?

Venustiano Carranza sits at 16.3°N, 92.6°W, 775 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Rosas, 21 km away.

Topography around Venustiano Carranza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Venustiano Carranza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m around an average of 704 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,489 m.

The land around Venustiano Carranza is covered by grassland (43%), trees (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
600 m
16 km
1,254 m
80 km
2,489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Las Rosas 21 km · Teopisca 25 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 44 km · Comitán 47 km · Las Margaritas 62 km · Chiapas 63 km · Suchiapa 65 km · Tuxtla 75 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 Venustiano Carranza (16.3385°, -92.5632°, elevation 775 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).