Madera Weather in December
Madera in December
The short of it: Madera in December averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low -4° · rain 34 mm · daylight 10 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Madera an average December high of 15°, a low of -4° and some 34 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 15°, with nights near -4°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 17 min in mid-December, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Madera runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Nicolás Bravo, 27 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Madera, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás BravoChihuahua | 27 km NE | 16° | -5° | 25 mm |
| Las Varas (Estación Babícora)Chihuahua | 34 km NNE | 15° | -4° | 27 mm |
| San José BabícoraChihuahua | 39 km E | 16° | -4° | 19 mm |
| TemósachicChihuahua | 40 km SE | 17° | -5° | 21 mm |
| Valentín Gómez FaríasChihuahua | 43 km ENE | 16° | -4° | 18 mm |
| Peña BlancaChihuahua | 43 km ENE | 16° | -4° | 19 mm |
| La PintaChihuahua | 46 km E | 16° | -4° | 18 mm |
| Mesa del HuracánChihuahua | 54 km N | 14° | -4° | 34 mm |