Climate averages 1991–2020
Cuauhtémoc weather
in December.
A cool, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Cuauhtémoc: daytime highs average 14.7°C and nights cool to about 1.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chihuahua (80 km away). In December its highs average 17.9°C, 3.2°C warmer than Cuauhtémoc, with 8.6 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Cuauhtémoc ranks 152nd of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 64th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Cuauhtémoc is 8.0°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 14.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cuauhtémoc climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 12 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| February | 16.4°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 7.6 | 1.8 | 11.211 h |
| March | 19.3°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 7.7 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 7.4 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| May | 26.6°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 11 | 2.3 | 13.514 h |
| June | 28.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 34 | 7.2 | 13.914 h |
| July | 25.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 119 | 16.6 | 13.814 h |
| August | 24.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 105 | 15.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 22.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 71 | 11.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 18.0°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 14 | 2.2 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 14.7°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 10 | 2.3 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Chihuahua in DecemberMexico · 80 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.8°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Ciudad Delicias in DecemberMexico · 139 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 4.8°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Hidalgo del Parral in DecemberMexico · 202 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 3.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Navojoa in DecemberMexico · 294 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in DecemberMexico · 319 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Guamúchil in DecemberMexico · 349 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Guasave in DecemberMexico · 353 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Los Mochis in DecemberMexico · 359 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.2°C · 12 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cuauhtémoc) is explained once on the Cuauhtémoc year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.