Climate averages 1991–2020
Matehuala 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 Matehuala: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Victoria (153 km away). In December its highs average 23.1°C, 2.6°C warmer than Matehuala, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Matehuala ranks joint 106th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 71st of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Matehuala is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 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
Matehuala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.0°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 15 | 2.8 | 10.911 h |
| February | 22.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| March | 25.6°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 16 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 29 | 5.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 29.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 52 | 9.4 | 13.313 h |
| June | 28.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 51 | 8.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 28.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 52 | 7.5 | 13.413 h |
| August | 28.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 45 | 7.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 26.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 67 | 9.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 35 | 5.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 22.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 20.5°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 11 | 2.0 | 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
- Ciudad Victoria in DecemberMexico · 153 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Soledad de Graciano Sánchez in DecemberMexico · 165 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.3°C · 10 mm rain
- San Luis Potosí in DecemberMexico · 170 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Linares in DecemberMexico · 173 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Ciudad Mante in DecemberMexico · 198 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Saltillo in DecemberMexico · 201 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Guadalupe in DecemberMexico · 216 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 5.7°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Zacatecas in DecemberMexico · 221 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 4.4°C · 8.3 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 Matehuala) is explained once on the Matehuala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.