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December Weather in Santa María del Tule Mexico

Daily high temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 83°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 48°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 54°F.

For reference, on April 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Santa María del Tule typically range from 57°F to 87°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 77°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Santa María del Tule

Average High and Low Temperature in December in Santa María del TuleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313140°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FNovJanDec 178°FDec 178°F49°F49°FDec 3177°FDec 3177°F47°F47°FDec 1178°FDec 1178°F48°F48°FDec 2177°FDec 2177°F48°F48°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Santa María del Tule

Average Hourly Temperature in December in Santa María del TuleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Lusaka, Zambia (8,803 miles away); Laela, Tanzania (8,950 miles); and Dek’emhāre, Eritrea (8,698 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Santa María del Tule (view comparison).

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The month of December in Santa María del Tule experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 44% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is December 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 58% of the time.

For reference, on June 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 93%, while on February 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Santa María del Tule

Cloud Cover Categories in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJanDec 155%Dec 155%Dec 3158%Dec 3158%Dec 1157%Dec 1157%Dec 2156%Dec 2156%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Santa María del Tule, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 4% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 70% on September 1, and its lowest chance is 4% on December 16.

Probability of Precipitation in December in Santa María del Tule

Probability of Precipitation in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%NovJanDec 154%Dec 154%Dec 15%Dec 15%Dec 314%Dec 314%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Santa María del Tule is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.2 inches on December 10.

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Santa María del Tule

Average Monthly Rainfall in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inNovJanDec 100.2 inDec 100.2 inDec 10.3 inDec 10.3 inDec 310.3 inDec 310.3 inDec 210.3 inDec 210.3 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of December in Santa María del Tule, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 21, with 11 hours, 7 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 11 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Santa María del Tule

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 2111 hr, 7 minDec 2111 hr, 7 minnightnightdaydayDec 111 hr, 11 minDec 111 hr, 11 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Santa María del Tule is 6:40 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 16 minutes later at 6:55 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:51 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 13 minutes later at 6:03 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Santa María del Tule during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:53 AM and sets 13 hours, 9 minutes later, at 7:02 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:51 AM and sets 11 hours, 7 minutes later, at 5:58 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December in Santa María del Tule

The solar day over the course of December. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Santa María del Tule

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December in Santa María del TuleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan00101020202030304040505000010102020303030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Santa María del Tule

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December in Santa María del TuleDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 16:48 AMNov 16:48 AMNov 153:29 PMNov 153:29 PMDec 112:22 AMDec 112:22 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 153:02 AMDec 304:28 PMDec 304:28 PMJan 134:28 PMJan 134:28 PMJan 296:37 AMJan 296:37 AM6:27 AM6:27 AM6:01 PM6:01 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM7:18 AM7:18 AM7:02 AM7:02 AM6:13 PM6:13 PM5:19 PM5:19 PM7:09 AM7:09 AM6:46 AM6:46 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM6:08 PM6:08 PM7:43 AM7:43 AM7:12 AM7:12 AM6:46 PM6:46 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:02 AMESE6:13 PMWSW-12:37 PMS245,247 mi
2
2%7:59 AMESE7:08 PMWSW-1:34 PMS243,160 mi
3
7%8:55 AMESE8:06 PMWSW-2:31 PMS241,025 mi
4
13%9:48 AMESE9:06 PMWSW-3:28 PMS238,879 mi
5
22%10:37 AMESE10:05 PMWSW-4:22 PMS236,740 mi
6
32%11:22 AMESE11:03 PMWSW-5:13 PMS234,626 mi
7
43%12:03 PMESE--6:02 PMS232,576 mi
8
50%-12:00 AMW12:42 PME6:49 PMS230,663 mi
9
66%-12:56 AMW1:21 PME7:36 PMS229,005 mi
10
77%-1:53 AMW2:00 PME8:24 PMS227,756 mi
11
86%-2:51 AMWNW2:42 PMENE9:15 PMS227,092 mi
12
94%-3:52 AMWNW3:29 PMENE10:10 PMN227,171 mi
13
98%-4:57 AMWNW4:21 PMENE11:10 PMN228,102 mi
14
99%-6:03 AMWNW5:19 PMENE--
15
100%-7:09 AMWNW6:21 PMENE12:13 AMN229,899 mi
16
99%-8:10 AMWNW7:24 PMENE1:16 AMN232,465 mi
17
95%-9:05 AMWNW8:25 PMENE2:16 AMN235,596 mi
18
89%-9:53 AMWNW9:23 PMENE3:11 AMN239,015 mi
19
82%-10:35 AMWNW10:16 PMENE4:01 AMN242,424 mi
20
73%-11:12 AMWNW11:06 PME4:46 AMS245,543 mi
21
64%-11:46 AMW11:54 PME5:28 AMS248,134 mi
22
50%-12:18 PMW-6:07 AMS250,020 mi
23
44%12:40 AME12:50 PMW-6:45 AMS251,092 mi
24
35%1:27 AME1:22 PMWSW-7:24 AMS251,311 mi
25
26%2:14 AMESE1:57 PMWSW-8:05 AMS250,706 mi
26
18%3:04 AMESE2:35 PMWSW-8:49 AMS249,370 mi
27
11%3:57 AMESE3:17 PMWSW-9:36 AMS247,444 mi
28
5%4:52 AMESE4:05 PMWSW-10:28 AMS245,108 mi
29
2%5:49 AMESE4:59 PMWSW-11:24 AMS242,564 mi
30
0%6:46 AMESE5:57 PMWSW-12:22 PMS240,010 mi
31
1%7:42 AMESE6:57 PMWSW-1:20 PMS237,619 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Santa María del Tule is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during December is 0% on December 25.

For reference, on September 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on December 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Santa María del Tule

Humidity Comfort Levels in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%NovJanDec 250%Dec 250%Dec 10%Dec 10%Dec 110%Dec 110%comfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Santa María del Tule is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on November 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour, while on May 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in December in Santa María del Tule

Average Wind Speed in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphNovJanDec 16.7 mphDec 16.7 mphDec 316.4 mphDec 316.4 mphDec 116.5 mphDec 116.5 mphDec 216.4 mphDec 216.4 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Santa María del Tule throughout December is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 65% on December 1.

Wind Direction in December in Santa María del Tule

Wind Direction in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NovJanwestnortheastsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Santa María del Tule are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Santa María del Tule

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%NovJan100%Dec 1100%Dec 198%Dec 3198%Dec 31100%Dec 11100%Dec 1199%Dec 2199%Dec 21coldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Santa María del Tule are increasing during December, increasing by 392°F, from 5,879°F to 6,271°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in December in Santa María del Tule

Growing Degree Days in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031315,600°F5,600°F5,800°F5,800°F6,000°F6,000°F6,200°F6,200°F6,400°F6,400°F6,600°F6,600°FNovJanDec 15,879°FDec 15,879°FDec 316,271°FDec 316,271°FDec 116,012°FDec 116,012°FDec 216,142°FDec 216,142°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of December, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Santa María del Tule is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.1 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 5.1 kWh on December 26.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Santa María del Tule

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in December in Santa María del TuleDec11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhNovJanDec 265.1 kWhDec 265.1 kWhDec 15.2 kWhDec 15.2 kWhDec 115.1 kWhDec 115.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa María del Tule are 17.047 deg latitude, -96.636 deg longitude, and 5,135 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Santa María del Tule contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,499 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,246 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,886 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,643 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Santa María del Tule is covered by cropland (57%), grassland (22%), and shrubs (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (30%) and grassland (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and shrubs (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Santa María del Tule, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Santa María del Tule.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Santa María del Tule according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Santa María del Tule is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Santa María del Tule and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Santa María del Tule and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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