Huanuni weather in December

In December, Huanuni sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 164 mm of precipitation across 23.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Huanuni's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huanuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
164 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:51 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Huanuni is city in Bolivia.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Huanuni reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3164
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How December really feels in Huanuni

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Huanuni 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 21827.21.1132.2
Feb13° / 18024.60.812.62.2
Mar14° / 14124.70.512.12.6
Apr14° / 5413.70.311.63.9
May14° / -1°113.20.311.25.2
Jun13° / -3°61.50.510.94.9
Jul13° / -3°102.81.1114.7
Aug14° / -2°174.21.211.45.2
Sep16° / 348.80.911.95.2
Oct16° / 6313.70.612.44.8
Nov16° / 8416.80.312.94.2
Dec15° / 16423.90.813.13.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
111981
121882
131882
141882
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Huanuni gets around 164 mm of rain and snow over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1672
2672
3682
4682
5682
6682
7682
8692
9692
10702
11712
12722
13732
14752
15762
16772
17782
18792
19812
20823
21833
22843
23853
24863
25863
26872
27872
28873
29873
30873
31873

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:476:48
213.05:476:48
313.05:476:49
413.05:476:49
513.05:476:50
613.15:486:51
713.15:486:51
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913.15:486:52
1013.15:496:53
1113.15:496:54
1213.15:496:54
1313.15:506:55
1413.15:506:55
1513.15:506:56
1613.15:516:56
1713.15:516:57
1813.15:526:57
1913.15:526:58
2013.15:526:58
2113.15:536:59
2213.15:536:59
2313.15:547:00
2413.15:547:00
2513.15:557:01
2613.15:557:01
2713.15:567:01
2813.15:567:02
2913.15:577:02
3013.15:577:03
3113.15:587:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Huanuni

In seasonPeak

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

Huanuni'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 Huanuni?

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 Huanuni.

What to pack for Huanuni in December

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

In December, Huanuni sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Huanuni in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huanuni peaks around January 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huanuni?

Huanuni sits at 18.3°S, 66.8°W, 3,963 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Llallagua, 31 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloColcapirhuaCochabambaTiquipaya

Topography around Huanuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huanuni has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m around an average of 4,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,566 m.

The land around Huanuni is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
725 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
2,566 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Llallagua 31 km · Oruro 45 km · Sipe Sipe 106 km · Vinto 114 km · Quillacollo 116 km · Colcapirhua 119 km · Cochabamba 124 km · Tiquipaya 124 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 Huanuni (-18.289°, -66.8358°, elevation 3,963 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).