Sacaba weather in December

In December, Sacaba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 173 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Sacaba's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sacaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:49 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Sacaba is city of Bolivia.

Founded
1761

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 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sacaba 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 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sacaba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°23027.112.93.6
Feb19° / 11°21124.812.63.6
Mar20° / 10°1612312.14.3
Apr20° / 8013.911.65.7
May20° / 377.411.26.9
Jun20° / 286.3117.0
Jul19° / 337.211.16.9
Aug20° / 499.711.46.6
Sep21° / 5914.611.95.8
Oct22° / 10°781812.45.3
Nov22° / 11°10318.612.85.0
Dec21° / 11°17324.8134.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21288
31288
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sacaba gets around 173 mm of rain over 24.8 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 79% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
372
473
573
674
774
874
975
1075
1175
1275
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1476
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1878
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2788
2888
2989
3089
3189

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 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 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 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:456:43
213.05:456:43
313.05:456:44
413.05:466:45
513.05:466:45
613.05:466:46
713.05:466:46
813.05:476:47
913.05:476:48
1013.05:476:48
1113.05:476:49
1213.05:486:49
1313.05:486:50
1413.05:486:50
1513.05:496:51
1613.05:496:51
1713.05:506:52
1813.05:506:52
1913.05:516:53
2013.05:516:53
2113.05:516:54
2213.05:526:54
2313.05:526:55
2413.05:536:55
2513.05:536:56
2613.05:546:56
2713.05:546:57
2813.05:556:57
2913.05:556:57
3013.05:566:58
3113.05:566:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
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205.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sacaba

In seasonPeak

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

Sacaba'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 Sacaba?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sacaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sacaba in December

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

In December, Sacaba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sacaba 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 Sacaba 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Sacaba 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 Sacaba 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sacaba?

Sacaba sits at 17.4°S, 66.0°W, 2,710 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Cochabamba, 13 km away.

Mizque

Topography around Sacaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sacaba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 2,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,786 m.

The land around Sacaba is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Cochabamba 13 km · Tiquipaya 20 km · Colcapirhua 21 km · Quillacollo 25 km · Punata 27 km · Vinto 30 km · Sipe Sipe 34 km · Mizque 95 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 Sacaba (-17.398°, -66.0383°, elevation 2,710 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).