El Paso Weather in December
El Paso in December
The short of it: El Paso in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 15° · rain 74 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & October
December in El Paso brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 15°, with about 74 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 74 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-December, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and October.
Against its neighbours, El Paso runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Los Llanos de Aridane, 4 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in El Paso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 28 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Llanos de AridaneCanary Islands | 4 km WNW | 22° | 16° | 70 mm |
| TazacorteCanary Islands | 5 km W | 22° | 16° | 70 mm |
| Puerto NaosCanary Islands | 8 km SSW | 21° | 15° | 74 mm |
| TijarafeCanary Islands | 9 km NW | 19° | 14° | 78 mm |
| Breña BajaCanary Islands | 9 km ESE | 21° | 16° | 71 mm |
| Breña AltaCanary Islands | 10 km E | 21° | 16° | 71 mm |
| MazoCanary Islands | 11 km ESE | 20° | 16° | 74 mm |
| Santa Cruz de la PalmaCanary Islands | 12 km ENE | 21° | 16° | 71 mm |