Palenque Weather in December
Palenque in December
The short of it: Palenque in December averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 64 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Palenque an average December high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 64 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Palenque runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Vinces, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Palenque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 58 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h