Climate averages 1991–2020
Xalapa de Enríquez weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Xalapa de Enríquez: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a moderately wet 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 Teziutlan (56 km away). In December its highs average 16.5°C, 1.5°C cooler than Xalapa de Enríquez, with 69 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Xalapa de Enríquez ranks joint 141st of 153 for the warmest December highs and 137th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Xalapa de Enríquez is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 17.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 48 mm to 59 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
Xalapa de Enríquez climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 59 | 12.9 | 11.111 h |
| February | 19.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 60 | 11.6 | 11.511 h |
| March | 21.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 119 | 16.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 172 | 19.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 23.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 159 | 22.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 22.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 193 | 23.7 | 13.313 h |
| July | 22.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 120 | 19.0 | 13.213 h |
| August | 22.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 143 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 21.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 205 | 24.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.8°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 147 | 18.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 19.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 80 | 13.2 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 18.0°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 48 | 10.1 | 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
- Teziutlan in DecemberMexico · 56 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.1°C · 69 mm rain
- Córdoba, Mexico in DecemberMexico · 72 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 101 mm rain
- Orizaba in DecemberMexico · 78 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 93 mm rain
- Veracruz in DecemberMexico · 90 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Poza Rica de Hidalgo in DecemberMexico · 125 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Tehuacán in DecemberMexico · 129 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Amozoc de Mota in DecemberMexico · 130 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Tlaxcala in DecemberMexico · 141 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.2°C · 7.8 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 Xalapa de Enríquez) is explained once on the Xalapa de Enríquez year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.