Chapala Weather in December
Chapala in December
The short of it: Chapala in December averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 10 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 9° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 10 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chapala an average December high of 24°, a low of 9° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 54 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chapala runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Ajijic, 8 km to the W, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Chapala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AjijicJalisco | 8 km W | 22° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| Tizapán el AltoJalisco | 21 km SE | 25° | 9° | 6.0 mm |
| Galaxia Bonito JaliscoJalisco | 24 km N | 27° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| JuanacatlánJalisco | 24 km N | 27° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| San José del CastilloJalisco | 25 km NNW | 27° | 7° | 5.0 mm |
| JocotepecJalisco | 25 km W | 25° | 8° | 6.0 mm |
| El SaltoJalisco | 25 km N | 27° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| Centro de Readaptación SocialJalisco | 29 km N | 27° | 7° | 5.0 mm |