Pueblo Nuevo weather in December

In December, Pueblo Nuevo sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 31 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°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 Pueblo Nuevo's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pueblo Nuevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pueblo Nuevo is village 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 19°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pueblo Nuevo reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Pueblo Nuevo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 343.210.77.0
Feb19° / 262.311.27.6
Mar21° / 142.311.88.2
Apr24° / 92.112.58.5
May26° / 10°297.913.17.5
Jun25° / 13°14621.413.45.1
Jul24° / 13°27428.413.34.1
Aug24° / 13°24026.412.84.3
Sep24° / 13°17422.112.14.9
Oct23° / 10°548.211.57.5
Nov21° / 322.710.98.1
Dec18° / 312.710.67.3

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 (%)
17228
27129
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pueblo Nuevo gets around 31 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% 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 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:31 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:316:11
210.77:326:11
310.67:336:11
410.67:336:11
510.67:346:12
610.67:356:12
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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 4.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.54 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 Pueblo Nuevo

In seasonPeak

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

Pueblo Nuevo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is December a good time to visit Pueblo Nuevo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pueblo Nuevo in December

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

In December, Pueblo Nuevo sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Pueblo Nuevo in December

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Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 Pueblo Nuevo peaks around May 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 22UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Pueblo Nuevo 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 Pueblo Nuevo is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1924 µg/m³Jan 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb4Good
Mar7Good
Apr10Good
May25Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pueblo Nuevo?

Pueblo Nuevo sits at 23.4°N, 105.4°W, 1,761 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Salto, 44 km away.

Topography around Pueblo Nuevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pueblo Nuevo has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m around an average of 1,885 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,352 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,297 m.

The land around Pueblo Nuevo is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,531 m
16 km
2,352 m
80 km
3,297 m
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December weather nearby: El Salto 44 km · El Rosario 66 km · Escuinapa de Hidalgo 74 km · Acaponeta 99 km · Victoria de Durango 101 km · Mazatlan 109 km · Vicente Guerrero 147 km · Tuxpan 161 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 Pueblo Nuevo (23.3836°, -105.3708°, elevation 1,761 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).