Jerez de García Salinas weather in December

In December, Jerez de García Salinas sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jerez de García Salinas's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jerez de García Salinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:30 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Jerez de García Salinas is town and municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Founded
1569

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jerez de García Salinas reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Jerez de García Salinas 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
Jan19° / 182.610.87.4
Feb21° / 131.711.28.1
Mar23° / 81.511.88.6
Apr26° / 10°72.212.58.2
May28° / 12°224.813.17.3
Jun27° / 14°9412.113.46.3
Jul25° / 13°14415.713.26.1
Aug24° / 13°11414.312.86.3
Sep23° / 13°11114.312.16.2
Oct23° / 10°386.111.57.7
Nov21° / 132.510.98.2
Dec19° / 91.710.67.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37228
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jerez de García Salinas gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 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 7:20 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:206:03
210.77:216:03
310.77:226:03
410.77:226:03
510.77:236:04
610.77:246:04
710.77:246:04
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2710.67:356:12
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2910.67:366:13
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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 4.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jerez de García Salinas

In seasonPeak

None of Jerez de García Salinas's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jerez de García Salinas's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is December a good time to visit Jerez de García Salinas?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Jerez de García Salinas for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jerez de García Salinas in December

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

In December, Jerez de García Salinas sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Jerez de García Salinas in December

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Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jerez de García Salinas peaks around May 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 14UV 14Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Jerez de García Salinas?

Jerez de García Salinas sits at 22.6°N, 103.0°W, 2,001 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacatecas, 44 km away.

Topography around Jerez de García Salinas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jerez de García Salinas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jerez de García Salinas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 919 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,710 m.

The land around Jerez de García Salinas is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
919 m
80 km
1,710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Zacatecas 44 km · Víctor Rosales 44 km · Guadalupe 50 km · Fresnillo 60 km · Rincón de Romos 83 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 92 km · Calvillo 94 km · San Francisco de los Romo 98 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 Jerez de García Salinas (22.6497°, -102.9898°, elevation 2,001 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).