Palenque Weather in December
Palenque in December
The short of it: Palenque in December averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 19° · rain 160 mm · daylight 11 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
December in Palenque brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 19°, with about 160 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 160 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 5 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Palenque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Catazajá, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Palenque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 86 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatazajáChiapas | 24 km N | 29° | 20° | 121 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 34 km NE | 30° | 20° | 121 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 34 km NE | 30° | 20° | 126 mm |
| Río ChancaláChiapas | 37 km ESE | 29° | 19° | 127 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 38 km W | 29° | 19° | 214 mm |
| TumbalaChiapas | 44 km SW | 23° | 14° | 132 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 44 km NNE | 30° | 20° | 109 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 44 km NW | 30° | 20° | 171 mm |