Climate averages 1991–2020
Los Mochis weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Los Mochis: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 14.2°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 joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Guasave (59 km away). In December its highs average 27.0°C, 1.2°C warmer than Los Mochis, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Los Mochis ranks joint 33rd 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; Los Mochis is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 13 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
Los Mochis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 13 | 1.5 | 10.711 h |
| February | 26.5°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 12 | 1.7 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 33.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 35.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 4.0 | 0.7 | 13.714 h |
| July | 35.1°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 52 | 7.4 | 13.614 h |
| August | 34.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 92 | 12.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 33.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 102 | 10.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 26 | 2.9 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 17 | 1.8 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 25.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 12 | 1.5 | 10.611 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
- Guasave in DecemberMexico · 59 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Guamúchil in DecemberMexico · 99 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Navojoa in DecemberMexico · 149 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Culiacán in DecemberMexico · 195 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in DecemberMexico · 211 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- La Paz, Mexico in DecemberMexico · 226 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Heroica Guaymas in DecemberMexico · 303 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.5°C · 12 mm rain
- San José del Cabo in DecemberMexico · 313 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 9.2 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 Los Mochis) is explained once on the Los Mochis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.