Gómez Palacio weather in December

In December, Gómez Palacio sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 1.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gómez Palacio's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gómez Palacio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:38 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Gómez Palacio is municipal seat of Gómez Palacio, State of Durango, Mexico.

Density
305/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gómez Palacio reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Gómez Palacio

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gómez Palacio weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 91.610.68.2
Feb25° / 12°5111.18.6
Mar28° / 14°71.311.87.4
Apr32° / 18°30.912.65.0
May35° / 21°92.113.23.4
Jun35° / 23°223.813.63.1
Jul34° / 23°41713.43.5
Aug33° / 22°305.512.93.8
Sep31° / 20°476.612.25.0
Oct29° / 17°182.711.46.8
Nov25° / 13°81.510.88.7
Dec22° / 10°71.510.48.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36832
46733
56733
66535
76535
86535
96436
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gómez Palacio gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
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135
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165
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315

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
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10991
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12991
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141000
151000
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:285:59
210.57:295:59
310.57:305:59
410.57:306:00
510.57:316:00
610.57:326:00
710.57:326:00
810.57:336:00
910.47:346:00
1010.47:346:01
1110.47:356:01
1210.47:356:01
1310.47:366:02
1410.47:376:02
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1610.47:386:03
1710.47:386:03
1810.47:396:03
1910.47:396:04
2010.47:406:04
2110.47:406:05
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2610.47:436:07
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2910.47:446:09
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
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284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gómez Palacio?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Gómez Palacio for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Gómez Palacio in December

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

In December, Gómez Palacio sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Gómez Palacio in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gómez Palacio peaks around May 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 20UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Gómez Palacio?

Gómez Palacio sits at 25.6°N, 103.5°W, 1,139 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Lerdo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gómez Palacio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gómez Palacio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,132 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Gómez Palacio is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
815 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Lerdo 4.0 km · Torreón 9.0 km · Matamoros 28 km · Francisco I. Madero 32 km · San Pedro 56 km · Parras de la Fuente 133 km · Guadalupe Victoria 140 km · Juan Aldama 143 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 Gómez Palacio (25.5687°, -103.4996°, elevation 1,139 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).