El Salto in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), El Salto sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 96 mm of precipitation over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is El Salto's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see El Salto's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 96 mm
- 11 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.1
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in El Salto in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in El Salto reaches about 16°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in El Salto
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 85 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
El Salto weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 1° | 37 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 17° / 2° | 28 | 3 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 19° / 3° | 20 | 3 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 7.6 |
| Apr | 22° / 5° | 15 | 3.3 | 0 | 12.5 | 7.9 |
| May | 24° / 8° | 32 | 7.1 | 0 | 13.1 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 24° / 11° | 117 | 15 | 0 | 13.4 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 23° / 11° | 215 | 21.9 | 0 | 13.3 | 4.9 |
| Aug | 23° / 11° | 193 | 21.8 | 0 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 22° / 10° | 165 | 18.2 | 0 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 21° / 8° | 58 | 7.8 | 0 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 19° / 4° | 34 | 3.6 | 0 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 16° / 2° | 32 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 6.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
El Salto gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for El Salto
None of El Salto's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
El Salto's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit El Salto?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit El Salto for sightseeing.
What to pack for El Salto in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, El Salto sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.
UV index in El Salto in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Salto peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 14 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Where is El Salto?
El Salto sits at 23.8°N, 105.4°W, 2,520 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Pueblo Nuevo, 44 km away.
Topography around El Salto
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Salto.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Salto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 2,568 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,188 m.
The land around El Salto is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 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
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 El Salto (23.7785°, -105.3604°, elevation 2,520 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.