Achocalla weather in December

In December, Achocalla sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 22.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Achocalla's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achocalla's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 112 mm; 22.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:59 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Achocalla is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical December day in Achocalla reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	15	5
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

How December really feels in Achocalla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Achocalla weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 5°	132	26.4	0.8	12.9	2.4
Feb	14° / 4°	115	23.2	0.6	12.6	2.4
Mar	14° / 4°	89	23.4	0.5	12.1	2.7
Apr	14° / 3°	43	13.8	0.3	11.6	3.8
May	15° / 0°	16	5.4	0.5	11.2	5.0
Jun	14° / -2°	11	3.6	0.8	11	4.9
Jul	14° / -2°	14	4.4	1.4	11.1	4.8
Aug	14° / -1°	21	6.9	1.4	11.4	4.8
Sep	15° / 1°	36	12.5	1	11.9	4.5
Oct	16° / 3°	55	16.1	1.1	12.4	4.1
Nov	16° / 4°	57	16.2	0.4	12.8	4.0
Dec	15° / 5°	112	22.8	0.7	13	3.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5
Cloudier (%)	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	96	96	96	96	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Achocalla gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 22.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 74% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	64	64	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	76	78	79	81	82	84	85	86	87	87	87	87
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	2
2	64	2
3	65	2
4	65	2
5	66	2
6	66	2
7	66	2
8	66	2
9	66	2
10	67	2
11	67	2
12	68	2
13	68	2
14	69	1
15	70	1
16	71	1
17	72	1
18	73	1
19	74	1
20	76	2
21	78	2
22	79	2
23	81	2
24	82	2
25	84	2
26	85	2
27	86	2
28	87	2
29	87	3
30	87	3
31	87	3

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:55	6:50
2	12.9	5:55	6:50
3	12.9	5:55	6:51
4	12.9	5:55	6:52
5	12.9	5:56	6:52
6	12.9	5:56	6:53
7	13.0	5:56	6:53
8	13.0	5:56	6:54
9	13.0	5:57	6:54
10	13.0	5:57	6:55
11	13.0	5:57	6:56
12	13.0	5:58	6:56
13	13.0	5:58	6:57
14	13.0	5:59	6:57
15	13.0	5:59	6:58
16	13.0	5:59	6:58
17	13.0	6:00	6:59
18	13.0	6:00	6:59
19	13.0	6:01	7:00
20	13.0	6:01	7:00
21	13.0	6:01	7:01
22	13.0	6:02	7:01
23	13.0	6:02	7:02
24	13.0	6:03	7:02
25	13.0	6:03	7:03
26	13.0	6:04	7:03
27	13.0	6:04	7:03
28	13.0	6:05	7:04
29	13.0	6:05	7:04
30	13.0	6:06	7:05
31	13.0	6:07	7:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Achocalla

In seasonPeak

In December, Achocalla sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Achocalla's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Achocalla?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Achocalla.

What to pack for Achocalla in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Achocalla sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Achocalla in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Achocalla peaks around February 8 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	19	17	14	11	10	9	13	14	16	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Achocalla?

Achocalla sits at 16.6°S, 68.2°W, 3,664 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Achocalla

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Achocalla.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achocalla has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m around an average of 3,706 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,653 m.

The land around Achocalla is covered by grassland (48%) and bare terrain (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km

609 m

grassland 48%

16 km

1,610 m

grassland 47%

80 km

5,653 m

grassland 60%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

← November Achocalla year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: La Paz 8.0 km · Viacha 18 km · Laja 25 km · Tiahuanaco 56 km · Caranavi 103 km · Sorata 104 km · Copacabana 109 km · Quime 109 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 40% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,148; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 21.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Achocalla (-16.5739°, -68.1511°, elevation 3,664 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	15	5
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	2
2	64	2
3	65	2
4	65	2
5	66	2
6	66	2
7	66	2
8	66	2
9	66	2
10	67	2
11	67	2
12	68	2
13	68	2
14	69	1
15	70	1
16	71	1
17	72	1
18	73	1
19	74	1
20	76	2
21	78	2
22	79	2
23	81	2
24	82	2
25	84	2
26	85	2
27	86	2
28	87	2
29	87	3
30	87	3
31	87	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	15	5
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	2
2	64	2
3	65	2
4	65	2
5	66	2
6	66	2
7	66	2
8	66	2
9	66	2
10	67	2
11	67	2
12	68	2
13	68	2
14	69	1
15	70	1
16	71	1
17	72	1
18	73	1
19	74	1
20	76	2
21	78	2
22	79	2
23	81	2
24	82	2
25	84	2
26	85	2
27	86	2
28	87	2
29	87	3
30	87	3
31	87	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	15	5
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	15	5
21	15	5
22	14	5
23	14	5
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	5	95
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	64	2
2	64	2
3	65	2
4	65	2
5	66	2
6	66	2
7	66	2
8	66	2
9	66	2
10	67	2
11	67	2
12	68	2
13	68	2
14	69	1
15	70	1
16	71	1
17	72	1
18	73	1
19	74	1
20	76	2
21	78	2
22	79	2
23	81	2
24	82	2
25	84	2
26	85	2
27	86	2
28	87	2
29	87	3
30	87	3
31	87	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100