El Torno weather in December

In December, El Torno sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 181 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is El Torno's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Torno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
181 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

El Torno is city in El Torno municipality, Bolivia.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in El Torno reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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El Torno weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°19018.2134.9
Feb27° / 20°15916.412.65.1
Mar27° / 19°13414.512.15.6
Apr26° / 18°7110.511.66.5
May23° / 15°6810.511.26.6
Jun22° / 14°6510.210.96.5
Jul22° / 14°557.8117.1
Aug24° / 15°506.511.47.7
Sep26° / 17°647.511.97.0
Oct28° / 19°8810.912.46.2
Nov28° / 19°12912.512.85.7
Dec28° / 20°18117.413.15.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

El Torno gets around 181 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11618687
21618687
31517707
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51517707
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71516708
81415728
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:336:33
213.05:336:34
313.05:346:35
413.05:346:35
513.05:346:36
613.05:346:36
713.05:356:37
813.05:356:37
913.05:356:38
1013.15:356:39
1113.15:366:39
1213.15:366:40
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1413.15:376:41
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1613.15:386:42
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1913.15:396:43
2013.15:396:44
2113.15:406:44
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for El Torno

In seasonPeak

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

El Torno's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit El Torno?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit El Torno for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Torno in December

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

In December, El Torno sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Torno in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Torno peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in El Torno 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 El Torno is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.5× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2027 µg/m³May 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Torno?

El Torno sits at 18.0°S, 63.4°W, 572 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 32 km away.

MizqueCamiriSucre

Topography around El Torno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Torno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,562 m.

The land around El Torno is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
861 m
80 km
2,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Santa Cruz 32 km · Cotoca 41 km · Warnes 59 km · Montero 75 km · Villa Yapacaní 82 km · Mizque 207 km · Camiri 227 km · Sucre 229 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
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 El Torno (-18.0001°, -63.3871°, elevation 572 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).