Climate averages 1991–2020
Fresnillo weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Fresnillo: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 5.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zacatecas (54 km away). In December its highs average 17.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Fresnillo, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Fresnillo ranks joint 133rd of 153 for the warmest December highs and 46th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Fresnillo is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 18.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.5 mm to 15 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
Fresnillo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.911 h |
| February | 21.0°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 11 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| March | 23.5°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 7.6 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.2°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 8.5 | 2.2 | 12.713 h |
| May | 27.8°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 20 | 4.7 | 13.213 h |
| June | 26.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 68 | 9.7 | 13.514 h |
| July | 24.6°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 94 | 11.8 | 13.413 h |
| August | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 79 | 10.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 22.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 98 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 22.6°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 31 | 5.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 21.0°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 19.4°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 7.5 | 1.4 | 10.711 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
- Zacatecas in DecemberMexico · 54 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 4.4°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Guadalupe in DecemberMexico · 60 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 5.7°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Aguascalientes in DecemberMexico · 156 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.0°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Victoria de Durango in DecemberMexico · 205 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 4.9°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Lagos de Moreno in DecemberMexico · 224 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.6°C · 7.7 mm rain
- San Luis Potosí in DecemberMexico · 225 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Soledad de Graciano Sánchez in DecemberMexico · 226 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Matehuala in DecemberMexico · 233 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 11 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 Fresnillo) is explained once on the Fresnillo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.