Ascensión Weather in December
Ascensión in December
The short of it: Ascensión in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 10 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low -1° · rain 14 mm · daylight 10 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Ascensión an average December high of 17°, a low of -1° and some 14 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 17°, with nights near -1°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 8 min in mid-December, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Ascensión runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Ascención, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Ascensión, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AscenciónChihuahua | 2 km NE | 17° | -1° | 14 mm |
| JanosChihuahua | 29 km SW | 16° | -1° | 16 mm |
| Fernández LealChihuahua | 38 km SW | 17° | -1° | 17 mm |
| Tres ÁlamosChihuahua | 41 km SW | 16° | -1° | 17 mm |
| El BismarckChihuahua | 43 km ENE | 16° | 0° | 11 mm |
| Guadalupe VictoriaChihuahua | 55 km NNE | 16° | -1° | 14 mm |
| Entronque (Ley Seis de Enero)Chihuahua | 56 km NE | 16° | -1° | 13 mm |
| Pancho VillaChihuahua | 70 km WSW | 17° | -1° | 23 mm |