Hidalgo Weather in December
Hidalgo in December
The short of it: Hidalgo in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 10 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 22 mm · daylight 10 h 23 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & November
December in Hidalgo brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 7°, with about 22 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Hidalgo: highs scarcely reach 20°, nights fall to 7°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 23 min in mid-December, 20 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Hidalgo runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Colombia, 15 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Hidalgo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColombiaNuevo León | 15 km SE | 20° | 7° | 22 mm |
| Ranchos Penitas WestTexas | 29 km ESE | 20° | 7° | 23 mm |
| Ranchos Penitas West ColoniaTexas | 30 km ESE | 20° | 7° | 23 mm |
| El Campanario y OradelTamaulipas | 43 km SE | 21° | 8° | 23 mm |
| LaredoTexas | 48 km SE | 21° | 8° | 23 mm |
| CactusTexas | 49 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 27 mm |
| Nuevo LaredoTamaulipas | 50 km SE | 21° | 9° | 23 mm |
| Larga VistaTexas | 55 km SE | 21° | 9° | 24 mm |