Jardines de la Silla in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Jardines de la Silla sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 101 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early December to 24°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Jardines de la Silla's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jardines de la Silla's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
101 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
7.3
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Jardines de la Silla in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early December to 24°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Jardines de la Silla reaches about 21°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Jardines de la Silla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Jardines de la Silla 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 376.310.67.0
Feb23° / 11°335.711.17.6
Mar26° / 14°467.111.87.5
Apr29° / 17°466.712.66.1
May31° / 20°527.713.24.7
Jun33° / 22°395.413.63.9
Jul34° / 23°414.713.43.6
Aug34° / 23°314.512.93.6
Sep30° / 21°11710.412.24.9
Oct27° / 17°597.211.47.0
Nov23° / 13°386.310.77.7
Dec20° / 10°325.710.47.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Jardines de la Silla gets around 101 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Jardines de la Silla?

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.

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Jardines de la Silla for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jardines de la Silla in Winter

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

In winter, Jardines de la Silla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Jardines de la Silla in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jardines de la Silla peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Jardines de la Silla in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jardines de la Silla is worst in December — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1724 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jardines de la Silla?

Jardines de la Silla sits at 25.6°N, 100.2°W, 512 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Jardines de la Silla

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jardines de la Silla.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jardines de la Silla has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,948 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,543 m.

The land around Jardines de la Silla is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
809 m
16 km
1,948 m
80 km
3,543 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Guadalupe 9.0 km · Ciudad Benito Juárez 10 km · Monterrey 14 km · Ciudad Apodaca 17 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 17 km · Cadereyta Jiménez 19 km · Cadereyta 21 km · San Pedro Garza García 22 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 Jardines de la Silla (25.6294°, -100.1878°, elevation 512 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.