Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia weather in December

In December, Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 3.5 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 55°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
12th warmest
Overnight low
35°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
0.7 in
3.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia is human settlement in El Paso County, Texas, United States of America.

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 59°F in the first days to 55°F by the end.

A typical December day in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 67°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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65937
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How December really feels in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 29 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
29
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 35°0.52.80.410.25.1
Feb63° / 39°0.42.70.110.86.8
Mar71° / 46°0.31.9011.88.3
Apr79° / 52°0.11.2012.88.6
May88° / 61°0.31.9013.65.9
Jun95° / 70°0.31.60143.1
Jul94° / 73°0.95013.93.1
Aug93° / 71°0.74.1013.23.8
Sep87° / 65°1.04.1012.25.7
Oct78° / 54°0.63.20.111.28.2
Nov66° / 43°0.420.110.47.6
Dec57° / 35°0.73.50.5104.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57030
67129
77129
87228
97228
107228
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167327
177327
187327
197228
207129
217030
227030
236832
246832
256733
266733
276535
286535
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 3.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow 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 6 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:524:57
210.16:534:57
310.16:544:57
410.06:554:57
510.06:554:58
610.06:564:58
710.06:574:58
810.06:584:58
910.06:584:58
1010.06:594:58
1110.07:004:58
1210.07:004:59
1310.07:014:59
1410.07:024:59
1510.07:024:59
169.97:035:00
179.97:035:00
189.97:045:00
199.97:055:01
209.97:055:01
219.97:065:02
229.97:065:02
239.97:075:03
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269.97:085:04
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289.97:095:05
2910.07:095:06
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3110.07:095:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
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163.4Moderate
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193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia in December

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

In December, Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 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 Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia is worst in December — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1716 µg/m³Aug 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia?

Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia sits at 31.6°N, 106.3°W, 3,658 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Socorro, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 ft around an average of 3,655 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,184 ft.

The land around Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), shrubs (25%) and bare terrain (21%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (36%), bare terrain (35%) and shrubs (21%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (43%) and shrubs (40%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
43 ft
10 miles
440 ft
50 miles
5,184 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Socorro 1.2 mi · Horizon City 6.2 mi · Ciudad Juárez 12 mi · El Paso 14 mi · Sunland Park 21 mi · Las Cruces 55 mi · Alamogordo 89 mi · Nuevo Casas Grandes 128 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia (31.6362°, -106.2905°, elevation 3,658 ft), 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).