Linares weather in December

In December, Linares sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Linares's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:21 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Linares is municipal seat of Linares, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1712

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 Linares reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°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)
12312
22312
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42312
52312
62312
72312
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102211
112211
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How December really feels in Linares

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.

Linares weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°265.210.67.4
Feb24° / 12°275.511.17.7
Mar27° / 15°436.511.87.1
Apr30° / 18°667.312.65.4
May33° / 21°658.613.24.0
Jun34° / 23°587.713.53.1
Jul35° / 23°585.413.42.8
Aug35° / 23°587.412.92.6
Sep32° / 21°16713.312.24.0
Oct29° / 18°757.911.46.3
Nov25° / 14°294.910.87.9
Dec22° / 11°254.210.57.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26436
36436
46337
56238
66238
76139
86139
96238
106238
116238
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
196337
206436
216337
226337
236238
246139
256139
266139
275941
285941
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Linares gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2014
2114
2214
2315
2415
2515
2616
2716
2816
2916
3017
3117

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15225212
25225212
35424211
45524201
55524201
65624191
75723191
85723191
95922181
105922181
116022171
126121171
136221161
146321151
156421141
166520141
176620131
186720121
196720121
206919111
216919111
227019101
237118101
24721891
25721891
26731881
27741880
28741970
29741970
30741970
31741970

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
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249calm
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279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 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 7:11 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:115:45
210.67:125:45
310.57:125:45
410.57:135:45
510.57:145:45
610.57:145:46
710.57:155:46
810.57:165:46
910.57:165:46
1010.57:175:46
1110.57:185:47
1210.57:185:47
1310.57:195:47
1410.57:195:48
1510.57:205:48
1610.57:215:48
1710.57:215:49
1810.57:225:49
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2010.57:235:50
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3110.57:275:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
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183.6Moderate
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203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Linares

In seasonPeak

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

Linares's rainy season is concentrated in September.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Linares?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Linares in December

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

In December, Linares sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Linares 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 Linares peaks around June 19 at about 12 (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 highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Linares in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Linares is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1816 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Linares?

Linares sits at 24.9°N, 99.6°W, 357 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Montemorelos, 45 km away.

Topography around Linares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,619 m.

The land around Linares is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
3,619 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Montemorelos 45 km · Ciudad de Allende 65 km · Santiago 86 km · Cadereyta 91 km · Cadereyta Jiménez 92 km · Ciudad Benito Juárez 102 km · Jardines de la Silla 106 km · Guadalupe 115 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 Linares (24.858°, -99.5677°, elevation 357 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).