Climate averages 1991–2020
Atlixco weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 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 Atlixco: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cholula (22 km away). In December its highs average 21.3°C, 2.2°C cooler than Atlixco, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Atlixco ranks joint 57th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 40th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Atlixco is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.7 mm to 14 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
Atlixco climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 14 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| February | 24.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 26.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 31 | 5.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 66 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 26.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 172 | 19.6 | 13.013 h |
| June | 24.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 230 | 22.7 | 13.213 h |
| July | 24.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 165 | 21.1 | 13.113 h |
| August | 24.9°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 179 | 22.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 23.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 219 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 23.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 93 | 13.6 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.9°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 28 | 5.2 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 23.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 6.7 | 1.5 | 11.011 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
- Cholula in DecemberMexico · 22 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Puebla in DecemberMexico · 29 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 7.8°C · 5.2 mm rain
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida in DecemberMexico · 42 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Amozoc de Mota in DecemberMexico · 44 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Tlaxcala in DecemberMexico · 50 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Cuautla in DecemberMexico · 56 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Ixtapaluca in DecemberMexico · 65 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Chicoloapan in DecemberMexico · 75 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 6.3 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 Atlixco) is explained once on the Atlixco year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.