Ciudad Juárez weather in December

In December, Ciudad Juárez sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ciudad Juárez's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ciudad Juárez is municipal seat of Juárez, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Density
4,709/km²
people per km²
Founded
1659

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ciudad Juárez reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3152
4152
5152
6152
7142
8142
9142
10142
11142
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13141
14141
15141
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How December really feels in Ciudad Juárez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ciudad Juárez weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 1330.510.25.0
Feb17° / 122.60.110.86.8
Mar22° / 91.9011.88.3
Apr26° / 11°41012.88.6
May31° / 16°81.8013.65.9
Jun35° / 21°102.20143.2
Jul34° / 22°305.7013.93.2
Aug33° / 22°245.3013.23.9
Sep31° / 18°314.1012.25.8
Oct26° / 12°183.50.111.28.2
Nov19° / 122.30.110.47.5
Dec14° / 183.60.6104.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87327
97426
107426
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167426
177426
187426
197228
207228
217129
227030
236931
246832
256733
266535
276535
286535
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Ciudad Juárez gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2111
3111
4111
5121
6111
7111
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17111
18112
19122
20122
21122
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28124
29124
30123
31113

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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4100
5100
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15100
16100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:534:58
210.16:544:58
310.16:554:58
410.06:564:58
510.06:564:58
610.06:574:58
710.06:584:58
810.06:594:58
910.06:594:58
1010.07:004:59
1110.07:014:59
1210.07:014:59
1310.07:024:59
149.97:035:00
159.97:035:00
169.97:045:00
179.97:045:01
189.97:055:01
199.97:055:01
209.97:065:02
219.97:075:02
229.97:075:03
239.97:075:03
249.97:085:04
259.97:085:04
269.97:095:05
279.97:095:05
289.97:095:06
299.97:105:06
309.97:105:07
3110.07:105:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Ciudad Juárez?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ciudad Juárez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Juárez in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Ciudad Juárez sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ciudad Juárez in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad Juárez peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Juárez in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ciudad Juárez is worst in December — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1716 µg/m³Aug 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Juárez?

Ciudad Juárez sits at 31.7°N, 106.5°W, 1,124 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Paso, 5.0 km away.

Nuevo Casas Grandes

Topography around Ciudad Juárez

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ciudad Juárez.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Ciudad Juárez is covered by artificial surfaces (97%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (49%), bare terrain (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: El Paso 5.0 km · Sunland Park 14 km · Socorro 17 km · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 19 km · Horizon City 24 km · Las Cruces 72 km · Alamogordo 139 km · Nuevo Casas Grandes 200 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ciudad Juárez (31.7202°, -106.4608°, elevation 1,124 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).