Malacatán Weather in December
Malacatán in December
The short of it: Malacatán in December averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 20° · rain 42 mm · daylight 11 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Malacatán an average December high of 33°, a low of 20° and some 42 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 15 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Malacatán runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. San Pablo, 6 km to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Malacatán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 158 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San PabloSan Marcos | 6 km ENE | 31° | 18° | 48 mm |
| Tuxtla ChicoChiapas | 12 km WNW | 33° | 20° | 38 mm |
| El TumbadorSan Marcos | 14 km ESE | 30° | 17° | 51 mm |
| CacahoatánChiapas | 15 km NW | 32° | 19° | 41 mm |
| Nuevo ProgresoSan Marcos | 20 km SE | 31° | 18° | 48 mm |
| PajapitaSan Marcos | 21 km S | 35° | 21° | 21 mm |
| TapachulaChiapas | 22 km W | 35° | 20° | 25 mm |
| Ciudad Tecún UmánSan Marcos | 27 km SSW | 35° | 21° | 14 mm |