Climate averages 1991–2020
Nogales weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Nogales: daytime highs average 15.8°C and nights cool to about 2.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 09 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tucson (102 km away). In December its highs average 17.1°C, 1.2°C warmer than Nogales, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Nogales ranks joint 150th of 153 for the warmest December highs and 132nd of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Nogales is 6.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 16.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 35 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
Nogales climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 35 | 3.9 | 10.410 h |
| February | 17.3°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 37 | 4.5 | 11.111 h |
| March | 20.7°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 24 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.6°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 7.6 | 1.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.3°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 4.1 | 1.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 34.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 9.5 | 2.4 | 14.114 h |
| July | 32.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 94 | 15.1 | 14.014 h |
| August | 31.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 92 | 16.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 49 | 7.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 | 3.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.9°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 23 | 2.8 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 15.8°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 37 | 4.6 | 10.210 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
- Tucson in DecemberUnited States · 102 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 3.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in DecemberMexico · 133 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 2.5°C · 29 mm rain
- San Tan Valley in DecemberUnited States · 216 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Chandler in DecemberUnited States · 238 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 4.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Hermosillo in DecemberMexico · 247 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Mesa in DecemberUnited States · 249 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 4.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Tempe in DecemberUnited States · 251 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 4.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Phoenix in DecemberUnited States · 261 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 4.5°C · 28 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 Nogales) is explained once on the Nogales year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.