Zaragoza weather in December

In December, Zaragoza sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of rain across 11 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 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Zaragoza's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaragoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 55 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:02 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Zaragoza is municipal seat of Zaragoza, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Founded: 1880

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical December day in Zaragoza reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Zaragoza 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 8°	61	11.4	10.9	5.4
Feb	19° / 9°	58	10.9	11.3	5.9
Mar	20° / 11°	98	16.5	11.9	5.5
Apr	22° / 12°	136	19.2	12.4	5.3
May	23° / 13°	145	22.2	12.9	5.0
Jun	22° / 14°	271	26.9	13.2	3.9
Jul	22° / 13°	246	30.2	13.1	3.5
Aug	22° / 13°	293	30.4	12.7	3.5
Sep	21° / 13°	327	27.6	12.1	3.6
Oct	20° / 12°	244	22.9	11.5	4.4
Nov	19° / 10°	114	15.2	11.1	5.2
Dec	18° / 8°	55	11	10.8	5.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	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 (%)	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	54	54	54	52	53	52	52	52	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	49
Cloudier (%)	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	48	47	48	48	48	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zaragoza gets around 55 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

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 99% 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 (%)	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 6 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.

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

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 6:53 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:58 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)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:53	5:47
2	10.9	6:54	5:47
3	10.9	6:54	5:47
4	10.9	6:55	5:47
5	10.9	6:56	5:47
6	10.9	6:56	5:48
7	10.8	6:57	5:48
8	10.8	6:57	5:48
9	10.8	6:58	5:48
10	10.8	6:59	5:49
11	10.8	6:59	5:49
12	10.8	7:00	5:49
13	10.8	7:00	5:50
14	10.8	7:01	5:50
15	10.8	7:01	5:50
16	10.8	7:02	5:51
17	10.8	7:03	5:51
18	10.8	7:03	5:52
19	10.8	7:04	5:52
20	10.8	7:04	5:52
21	10.8	7:05	5:53
22	10.8	7:05	5:53
23	10.8	7:06	5:54
24	10.8	7:06	5:54
25	10.8	7:06	5:55
26	10.8	7:07	5:55
27	10.8	7:07	5:56
28	10.8	7:08	5:56
29	10.8	7:08	5:57
30	10.8	7:08	5:57
31	10.8	7:09	5:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 3.81 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zaragoza

In seasonPeak

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

Zaragoza's rainy season runs June–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 Zaragoza?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Zaragoza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zaragoza in December

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

In December, Zaragoza sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza peaks around April 12 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	14	15	10	14	13	14	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 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)	53	54	56	63	69	48	41	38	39	38	49	59
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	63	Unhealthy
May	69	Unhealthy
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	59	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Zaragoza?

Zaragoza sits at 19.8°N, 97.6°W, 2,311 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teziutlan, 21 km away.

Topography around Zaragoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaragoza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m around an average of 2,312 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,682 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,381 m.

The land around Zaragoza is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

400 m

cropland 40%

16 km

1,682 m

trees 53%

80 km

4,381 m

trees 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

December weather nearby: Teziutlan 21 km · Altotonga 32 km · Libres 37 km · Perote 40 km · Tlapacoyan 42 km · Zacatlán 46 km · Chignahuapan 50 km · Villa Independencia 61 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 Zaragoza (19.771°, -97.5551°, elevation 2,311 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	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8
31	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0