Cochabamba weather in December

In December, Cochabamba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 20 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. 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 13 hours at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Cochabamba's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cochabamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 133 mm; 20 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:50 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Air quality: Elevated; PM10 59.5 µg/m³ · 2014

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Cochabamba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Cochabamba 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 10°	187	23.2	12.9	4.1
Feb	19° / 10°	178	22.2	12.6	3.9
Mar	20° / 10°	124	18.7	12.1	4.8
Apr	20° / 8°	45	8.4	11.6	6.6
May	21° / 6°	12	2.8	11.2	7.9
Jun	20° / 4°	7	1.8	11	8.1
Jul	20° / 4°	11	2	11.1	8.1
Aug	21° / 5°	20	3.4	11.4	8.0
Sep	22° / 8°	23	5.4	11.9	7.5
Oct	23° / 10°	40	9.6	12.4	6.7
Nov	23° / 11°	67	12.8	12.8	6.0
Dec	21° / 11°	133	20	13	4.8

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cochabamba gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 63% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	64	65	67	68	70	71	72	73	74	74	75	75	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	61
16	62
17	62
18	63
19	64
20	65
21	67
22	68
23	70
24	71
25	72
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	75
30	75
31	75

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 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	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
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
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18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:59 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)	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	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:45	6:43
2	13.0	5:46	6:44
3	13.0	5:46	6:45
4	13.0	5:46	6:45
5	13.0	5:46	6:46
6	13.0	5:46	6:46
7	13.0	5:47	6:47
8	13.0	5:47	6:47
9	13.0	5:47	6:48
10	13.0	5:48	6:49
11	13.0	5:48	6:49
12	13.0	5:48	6:50
13	13.0	5:49	6:50
14	13.0	5:49	6:51
15	13.0	5:49	6:51
16	13.0	5:50	6:52
17	13.0	5:50	6:52
18	13.0	5:51	6:53
19	13.0	5:51	6:53
20	13.0	5:51	6:54
21	13.0	5:52	6:54
22	13.0	5:52	6:55
23	13.0	5:53	6:55
24	13.0	5:53	6:56
25	13.0	5:54	6:56
26	13.0	5:54	6:57
27	13.0	5:55	6:57
28	13.0	5:55	6:57
29	13.0	5:56	6:58
30	13.0	5:56	6:58
31	13.0	5:57	6:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.22 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)	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Cochabamba

In seasonPeak

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

Cochabamba's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Cochabamba?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cochabamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cochabamba in December

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

In December, Cochabamba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cochabamba 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 Cochabamba peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (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)	17	17	16	13	10	9	8	12	13	15	16	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	16	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Air quality in Cochabamba in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cochabamba is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	6	7	6	5	6	8	11	16	11	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cochabamba?

Cochabamba sits at 17.4°S, 66.2°W, 2,537 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Tiquipaya, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Cochabamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cochabamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,033 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,681 m.

The land around Cochabamba is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

292 m

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

2,033 m

grassland 48%

80 km

4,681 m

grassland 63%

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

December weather nearby: Tiquipaya 8.0 km · Colcapirhua 8.0 km · Quillacollo 13 km · Sacaba 13 km · Vinto 17 km · Sipe Sipe 22 km · Punata 39 km · Mizque 107 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 Cochabamba (-17.3819°, -66.1599°, elevation 2,537 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11
31	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	61
16	62
17	62
18	63
19	64
20	65
21	67
22	68
23	70
24	71
25	72
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	75
30	75
31	75

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	61
16	62
17	62
18	63
19	64
20	65
21	67
22	68
23	70
24	71
25	72
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	75
30	75
31	75

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	60
14	61
15	61
16	62
17	62
18	63
19	64
20	65
21	67
22	68
23	70
24	71
25	72
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	75
30	75
31	75

	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