Climate averages 1991–2020
Heróica Zitácuaro weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th 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 mild month in Heróica Zitácuaro: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 8.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 59 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Toluca (76 km away). In December its highs average 17.7°C, 3.6°C cooler than Heróica Zitácuaro, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Heróica Zitácuaro ranks joint 88th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 85th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Heróica Zitácuaro is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 23 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
Heróica Zitácuaro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 23 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| February | 23.0°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 18 | 2.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 24.9°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 20 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.8°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 23 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| May | 26.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 117 | 14.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 23.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 299 | 24.9 | 13.313 h |
| July | 22.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 408 | 29.8 | 13.213 h |
| August | 22.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 385 | 29.6 | 12.813 h |
| September | 21.5°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 303 | 26.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 21.8°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 136 | 18.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 39 | 7.5 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 21.3°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 14 | 2.9 | 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
- Toluca in DecemberMexico · 76 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Morelia in DecemberMexico · 92 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 9.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Huixquilucan in DecemberMexico · 106 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 4.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos in DecemberMexico · 112 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 4.2°C · 19 mm rain
- San Juan del Río in DecemberMexico · 112 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Ciudad López Mateos in DecemberMexico · 116 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Naucalpan de Juárez in DecemberMexico · 117 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 6.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Tepeji del Río de Ocampo in DecemberMexico · 118 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 7.2°C · 6.7 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 Heróica Zitácuaro) is explained once on the Heróica Zitácuaro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.