Madera in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Madera sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 117 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Madera's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 0°C
- Precipitation
- 117 mm
- 15 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Madera in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Madera reaches about 14°C and drops to 0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Madera
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Madera 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / -0° | 35 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 15° / 1° | 40 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 11 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 18° / 3° | 25 | 4 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 22° / 5° | 12 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
| May | 26° / 9° | 12 | 2.8 | 0 | 13.4 | 8.5 |
| Jun | 29° / 13° | 48 | 9.4 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 27° / 14° | 222 | 23.9 | 0 | 13.7 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 26° / 14° | 173 | 21.7 | 0 | 13 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 25° / 12° | 79 | 12.3 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.7 |
| Oct | 22° / 8° | 36 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 18° / 3° | 27 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 14° / 0° | 42 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 4.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Madera gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Madera
None of Madera's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Madera's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Madera?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Madera for sightseeing.
What to pack for Madera in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Madera sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
UV index in Madera in Winter
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 Madera peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).
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 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Level | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 7 | High |
| Mar | 10 | Very high |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 5 | Moderate |
Where is Madera?
Madera sits at 29.2°N, 108.1°W, 2,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Casas Grandes, 138 km away.
Topography around Madera
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Madera.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Madera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 2,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.
The land around Madera is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 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 Madera (29.1927°, -108.1433°, elevation 2,117 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.