José Mariano Jiménez weather in December

In December, José Mariano Jiménez sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 1.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is José Mariano Jiménez's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see José Mariano Jiménez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 9 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:47 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

José Mariano Jiménez is municipal seat of Jiménez, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Founded: 1753

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical December day in José Mariano Jiménez reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	21	6
6	21	6
7	21	6
8	21	6
9	21	6
10	20	6
11	20	6
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	20	5
15	20	5
16	20	5
17	20	5
18	20	5
19	20	5
20	20	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	19	5
28	19	5
29	19	5
30	19	5
31	19	5

How December really feels in José Mariano Jiménez

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

José Mariano Jiménez weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 5°	8	1.9	10.5	7.9
Feb	23° / 8°	5	1.6	11	8.5
Mar	27° / 11°	8	1.3	11.8	8.2
Apr	30° / 15°	6	1.4	12.6	6.1
May	33° / 18°	13	2.8	13.3	4.1
Jun	35° / 21°	24	5	13.7	3.1
Jul	33° / 21°	73	10.8	13.5	3.6
Aug	32° / 21°	79	10.6	13	4.1
Sep	30° / 19°	65	9.1	12.2	5.3
Oct	28° / 14°	21	3.5	11.3	7.4
Nov	24° / 9°	13	1.9	10.7	8.7
Dec	20° / 5°	9	1.6	10.3	7.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 32%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

José Mariano Jiménez gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	7
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 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 6:37 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53
Sunset (PM)	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:37	5:02
2	10.4	6:38	5:02
3	10.4	6:38	5:02
4	10.4	6:39	5:02
5	10.4	6:40	5:02
6	10.4	6:41	5:02
7	10.4	6:41	5:02
8	10.3	6:42	5:03
9	10.3	6:43	5:03
10	10.3	6:43	5:03
11	10.3	6:44	5:03
12	10.3	6:45	5:04
13	10.3	6:45	5:04
14	10.3	6:46	5:04
15	10.3	6:46	5:04
16	10.3	6:47	5:05
17	10.3	6:47	5:05
18	10.3	6:48	5:06
19	10.3	6:49	5:06
20	10.3	6:49	5:06
21	10.3	6:50	5:07
22	10.3	6:50	5:07
23	10.3	6:50	5:08
24	10.3	6:51	5:08
25	10.3	6:51	5:09
26	10.3	6:52	5:09
27	10.3	6:52	5:10
28	10.3	6:53	5:10
29	10.3	6:53	5:11
30	10.3	6:53	5:12
31	10.3	6:53	5:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit José Mariano Jiménez?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit José Mariano Jiménez for general sightseeing.

What to pack for José Mariano Jiménez in December

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

In December, José Mariano Jiménez sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in José Mariano Jiménez 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 José Mariano Jiménez peaks around May 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (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)	6	7	10	12	13	13	13	12	11	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is José Mariano Jiménez?

José Mariano Jiménez sits at 27.1°N, 104.9°W, 1,384 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosalía de Camargo, 66 km away.

Topography around José Mariano Jiménez

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of José Mariano Jiménez.

Within 3 km, the terrain around José Mariano Jiménez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around José Mariano Jiménez is covered by shrubs (40%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

shrubs 40%

16 km

346 m

shrubs 69%

80 km

912 m

shrubs 85%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← November José Mariano Jiménez year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Santa Rosalía de Camargo 66 km · Hidalgo del Parral 77 km · Ciudad Delicias 129 km · Pedro Meoqui 138 km · Chihuahua 203 km · Juan Aldama 213 km · Francisco I. Madero 223 km · Gómez Palacio 224 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 José Mariano Jiménez (27.1308°, -104.9239°, elevation 1,384 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	21	6
6	21	6
7	21	6
8	21	6
9	21	6
10	20	6
11	20	6
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	20	5
15	20	5
16	20	5
17	20	5
18	20	5
19	20	5
20	20	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	19	5
28	19	5
29	19	5
30	19	5
31	19	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	7
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	21	6
6	21	6
7	21	6
8	21	6
9	21	6
10	20	6
11	20	6
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	20	5
15	20	5
16	20	5
17	20	5
18	20	5
19	20	5
20	20	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	19	5
28	19	5
29	19	5
30	19	5
31	19	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	7
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	21	6
6	21	6
7	21	6
8	21	6
9	21	6
10	20	6
11	20	6
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	20	5
15	20	5
16	20	5
17	20	5
18	20	5
19	20	5
20	20	5
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	19	5
28	19	5
29	19	5
30	19	5
31	19	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	7
3	6
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	5
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	5
28	5
29	5
30	5
31	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100