Climate averages 1991–2020
Saltillo weather
in December.
A mild, fairly 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 Saltillo: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is García (57 km away). In December its highs average 20.4°C, about as warm as Saltillo, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Saltillo ranks joint 122nd of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 93rd of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Saltillo is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 19.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 21 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
Saltillo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.1°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 21 | 3.6 | 10.711 h |
| February | 21.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 18 | 3.3 | 11.311 h |
| March | 23.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 26 | 5.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 39 | 10.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 28.5°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 10.9 | 13.714 h |
| July | 27.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 103 | 17.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 26.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 86 | 15.6 | 13.013 h |
| September | 24.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 103 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 23.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 39 | 6.9 | 11.612 h |
| November | 21.6°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 20 | 3.4 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 19.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 17 | 2.9 | 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
- García in DecemberMexico · 57 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Catarina in DecemberMexico · 59 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 25 mm rain
- San Pedro Garza García in DecemberMexico · 63 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Monterrey in DecemberMexico · 72 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Ciudad General Escobedo in DecemberMexico · 78 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Ciudad Apodaca in DecemberMexico · 89 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Ciudad Benito Juárez in DecemberMexico · 92 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Linares in DecemberMexico · 156 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 25 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 Saltillo) is explained once on the Saltillo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.