Mapastepec Weather in December
Mapastepec in December
The short of it: Mapastepec in December averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 11 h 13 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 35° · low 21° · rain 10 mm · daylight 11 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Mapastepec an average December high of 35°, a low of 21° and some 10 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 13 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, Mapastepec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Nueva Sesecapa, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Mapastepec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 54 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueva SesecapaChiapas | 9 km ESE | 34° | 20° | 9.0 mm |
| Nuevo Milenio ValdiviaChiapas | 9 km NW | 34° | 20° | 8.0 mm |
| El Consuelo UlapaChiapas | 13 km ESE | 34° | 20° | 9.0 mm |
| SoconuscoChiapas | 23 km SE | 35° | 21° | 9.0 mm |
| Las BrisasChiapas | 25 km WNW | 35° | 21° | 8.0 mm |
| AcacoyaguaChiapas | 26 km ESE | 34° | 20° | 9.0 mm |
| AcapetahuaChiapas | 28 km SE | 35° | 21° | 9.0 mm |
| EscuintlaChiapas | 29 km ESE | 34° | 20° | 10 mm |