Climate averages 1991–2020
Jalapa weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Jalapa: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jutiapa (41 km away). In December its highs average 27.4°C, 4.0°C warmer than Jalapa, with 4.4 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Jalapa ranks 14th of 23 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 23 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 23 cities is 24.1°C; Jalapa is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 6.1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Jalapa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.8°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 6.1 | 2.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 25.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 4.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 26.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 41 | 7.3 | 12.512 h |
| May | 26.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 143 | 17.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 24.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 215 | 24.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 24.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 114 | 18.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 24.9°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 138 | 20.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 216 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 143 | 18.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 32 | 6.1 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 23.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Jutiapa in DecemberGuatemala · 41 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- San José Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 46 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Chiquimula in DecemberGuatemala · 51 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Santa Catarina Pinula in DecemberGuatemala · 55 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Villa Canales in DecemberGuatemala · 61 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Villa Nueva in DecemberGuatemala · 65 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 12 mm rain
- San Juan Sacatepéquez in DecemberGuatemala · 71 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Santa Ana, El Salvador in DecemberEl Salvador · 86 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Jalapa) is explained once on the Jalapa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.