Climate averages 1991–2020
Hidalgo del Parral weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Hidalgo del Parral: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 3.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Delicias (141 km away). In December its highs average 19.4°C, about as warm as Hidalgo del Parral, with 7.9 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Hidalgo del Parral ranks joint 135th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 76th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Hidalgo del Parral is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 18.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 11 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
Hidalgo del Parral climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| February | 21.3°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.2°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 10 | 1.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 8.1 | 1.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 19 | 3.9 | 13.513 h |
| June | 31.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 42 | 7.4 | 13.814 h |
| July | 28.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 121 | 15.6 | 13.714 h |
| August | 28.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 117 | 14.6 | 13.113 h |
| September | 26.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 101 | 12.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 28 | 5.2 | 11.512 h |
| November | 22.0°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 17 | 2.4 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 19.1°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 12 | 2.4 | 10.510 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
- Ciudad Delicias in DecemberMexico · 141 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 4.8°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Chihuahua in DecemberMexico · 194 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 3.8°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Cuauhtémoc in DecemberMexico · 202 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 1.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Gómez Palacio in DecemberMexico · 264 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 9.3°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Lerdo in DecemberMexico · 264 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Torreón in DecemberMexico · 272 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Guamúchil in DecemberMexico · 291 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Culiacán in DecemberMexico · 293 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 17 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 Hidalgo del Parral) is explained once on the Hidalgo del Parral year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.