Ramos Arizpe weather in December

In December, Ramos Arizpe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ramos Arizpe's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramos Arizpe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:27 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ramos Arizpe is municipal seat of Ramos Arizpe, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded
1577

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ramos Arizpe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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4197
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Ramos Arizpe 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
Jan18° / 213.610.67.0
Feb20° / 183.311.17.7
Mar23° / 10°264.711.88.1
Apr26° / 13°265.912.67.6
May28° / 16°3910.113.26.4
Jun28° / 17°611113.66.0
Jul27° / 17°1031713.45.6
Aug27° / 16°8615.812.95.8
Sep25° / 15°10314.612.26.3
Oct23° / 13°396.911.47.8
Nov21° / 203.410.87.9
Dec19° / 18310.47.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36832
46832
56832
66832
76733
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96733
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ramos Arizpe gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 3 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 precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 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 7:18 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:185:49
210.57:195:49
310.57:195:49
410.57:205:49
510.57:215:50
610.57:215:50
710.57:225:50
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1710.47:285:53
1810.47:295:53
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2010.47:305:54
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2210.47:315:55
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2710.47:335:57
2810.47:335:58
2910.47:335:59
3010.47:345:59
3110.47:346:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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114.0Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ramos Arizpe

In seasonPeak

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

Ramos Arizpe'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
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ramos Arizpe?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ramos Arizpe in December

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

In December, Ramos Arizpe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ramos Arizpe 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 Ramos Arizpe peaks around June 20 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Ramos Arizpe?

Ramos Arizpe sits at 25.5°N, 100.9°W, 1,413 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Saltillo, 13 km away.

Topography around Ramos Arizpe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramos Arizpe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 1,415 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,605 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,274 m.

The land around Ramos Arizpe is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
1,605 m
80 km
3,274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Saltillo 13 km · García 46 km · Santa Catarina 51 km · San Pedro Garza García 56 km · Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras 57 km · Mitras Poniente 59 km · Monterrey 65 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 68 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 Ramos Arizpe (25.5393°, -100.9474°, elevation 1,413 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).