Medina weather in December

In December, Medina sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Medina's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:21 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Medina is human settlement in Mexico.

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Medina reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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4227
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Medina 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
Jan20° / 162.710.97.8
Feb23° / 14211.38.5
Mar25° / 132.111.98.6
Apr27° / 12°122.812.57.8
May28° / 13°488.3136.9
Jun26° / 14°13814.413.35.9
Jul24° / 13°16317.813.25.8
Aug24° / 13°14415.912.76.0
Sep23° / 13°13514.712.16.0
Oct23° / 11°487.111.57.5
Nov22° / 132.8118.3
Dec21° / 81.610.78.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47525
57426
67327
77228
87228
97129
107030
116931
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
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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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Dry (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 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 7:12 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:126:00
210.87:136:01
310.87:136:01
410.87:146:01
510.87:156:01
610.87:156:01
710.87:166:01
810.87:166:02
910.77:176:02
1010.77:186:02
1110.77:186:03
1210.77:196:03
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1410.77:206:04
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2010.77:236:06
2110.77:246:06
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3110.77:286:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Medina?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in December

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

In December, Medina sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Medina in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Medina peaks around June 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 11UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Medina 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 Medina is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1521 µg/m³Oct 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 21.1°N, 101.6°W, 1,844 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is León de los Aldama, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m around an average of 1,889 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m.

The land around Medina is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
463 m
16 km
1,099 m
80 km
1,267 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: León de los Aldama 7.0 km · La Ermita 11 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 13 km · San Francisco del Rincón 28 km · Purísima de Bustos 30 km · Silao de la Victoria 31 km · Romita 33 km · Marfil 39 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 Medina (21.1497°, -101.6225°, elevation 1,844 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).