San Miguel weather in December
In December, San Miguel has daytime highs averaging 34 °C, nights around 22 °C, with 1.4 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 33.7°C Average high
- 22.0°C Average low
- 1.4days Wet days
- 6mm Rainfall
- 11h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 33.2 °C | 22.0 °C | 6 % |
| 11–20 December | 33.5 °C | 22.1 °C | 3 % |
| 21–31 December | 34.1 °C | 22.0 °C | 5 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 31 of 31 | 99 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 1.4 of 31 | 5 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 27 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 37 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 17 °C |
| Relative humidity | 61 % |
| Wind speed | 11 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 26 % |
Where San Miguel ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in December | 1stof 50 | 34 °C |
| The driest places in North America in December | 13thof 50 | 5.8 mm |
| The warmest places in the world in December | 24thof 50 | 34 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7 °C | 1 mm | 21 % |
| February | 35.7 °C | 2 mm | 21 % |
| October | 30.3 °C | 298 mm | 76 % |
| November | 31.6 °C | 61 mm | 49 % |
| December | 33.7 °C | 6 mm | 26 % |
See all twelve months for San Miguel
- December is the 5th warmest month here.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 3rd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 11 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 1.4 of 31 days — 5 % of the month.
- Nights are about 12 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 37 °C, 2.9 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in December
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 34 °C | 1.4 |
| Soyapango | 29 °C | 2 |
| San Salvador | 30 °C | 2 |
| Tegucigalpa | 26 °C | 3 |
| Santa Ana | 29 °C | 1 |
| Danlí | 26 °C | 7 |
QuestionsDecember in San Miguel, answered
How warm is San Miguel in December?
Daily highs average 34 °C and nights fall to about 22 °C, a spread of 12 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 8th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in San Miguel in December?
December averages 6 mm of rain, spread over about 1 of the 31 days — 5 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 26 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
San Miguel averages 11 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.