Climate averages 1991–2020
Iguala de la Independencia weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Iguala de la Independencia: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temixco (65 km away). In December its highs average 25.6°C, 5.3°C cooler than Iguala de la Independencia, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Iguala de la Independencia ranks 1st of 153 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Iguala de la Independencia is 8.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.4 mm to 6.9 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
Iguala de la Independencia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 6.9 | 1.1 | 11.211 h |
| February | 33.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 5.4 | 0.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 35.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 4.3 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 5.9 | 1.7 | 12.513 h |
| May | 36.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 50 | 9.2 | 13.013 h |
| June | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 178 | 22.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 31.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 180 | 22.2 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 210 | 25.3 | 12.713 h |
| September | 30.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 208 | 25.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 87 | 14.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 4.1 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 3.4 | 0.9 | 11.111 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
- Temixco in DecemberMexico · 65 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Cuernavaca in DecemberMexico · 72 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Cuautla in DecemberMexico · 81 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Toluca in DecemberMexico · 106 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Xochimilco in DecemberMexico · 111 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Huixquilucan in DecemberMexico · 115 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 4.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos in DecemberMexico · 117 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 4.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Coyoacán in DecemberMexico · 118 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.0°C · 19 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 Iguala de la Independencia) is explained once on the Iguala de la Independencia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.