December Weather in Creel MexicoDaily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 57°F to 54°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 65°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 32°F to 29°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 39°F. For reference, on June 13, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Creel typically range from 50°F to 82°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 28°F to 54°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Cachí, Argentina (4,583 miles away); Dordrecht, South Africa (9,731 miles); and Lithgow, Australia (7,913 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Creel (view comparison). CloudsThe month of December in Creel experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 41% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 42% on December 17. The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 61% of the time. For reference, on August 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on June 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Creel, the chance of a wet day over the course of December is essentially constant, remaining around 12% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 81% on July 29, and its lowest chance is 3% on April 23. Over the course of December in Creel, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 8% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during December in Creel is essentially constant, remaining about 1.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.4 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.2 inches on December 11. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during December in Creel is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.5 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.9 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.2 inches on December 20. SunOver the course of December in Creel, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 20, with 10 hours, 23 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 1, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Creel is 7:44 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 17 minutes later at 8:01 AM on December 31. The earliest sunset is 6:15 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 6:26 PM on December 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Creel during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets 13 hours, 54 minutes later, at 8:09 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:57 AM and sets 10 hours, 23 minutes later, at 6:20 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Creel is essentially constant during December, remaining around 0% throughout. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Creel is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 5.0 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on April 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.9 miles per hour, while on July 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.2 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Creel throughout December is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 45% on December 8. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Creel typically lasts for 6.2 months (189 days), from around April 26 to around November 1, rarely starting before April 7 or after May 14, and rarely ending before October 15 or after November 18. The month of December in Creel is reliably fully outside of the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Creel are essentially constant during December, remaining within 17°F of 2,467°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Creel is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.1 kWh throughout. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during December is 4.0 kWh on December 17. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Creel are 27.751 deg latitude, -107.635 deg longitude, and 7,697 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Creel contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 650 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7,850 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,136 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,799 feet). The area within 2 miles of Creel is covered by trees (52%), shrubs (29%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by trees (83%) and shrubs (11%), and within 50 miles by trees (85%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Creel, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Creel is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Creel, according to the International Standard Atmosphere . All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. 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