Villa Yapacaní weather in December

In December, Villa Yapacaní sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 229 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Villa Yapacaní's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Yapacaní's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:40 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Villa Yapacaní is city in Bolivia.

Founded
1958

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Villa Yapacaní reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
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How December really feels in Villa Yapacaní

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Villa Yapacaní weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°24223.512.93.6
Feb29° / 22°20120.912.63.7
Mar29° / 21°15319.312.14.2
Apr28° / 20°9313.611.65.5
May25° / 18°8914.311.26.1
Jun24° / 16°8012.9116.4
Jul24° / 16°559.211.17.2
Aug27° / 17°456.211.47.3
Sep29° / 19°718.111.95.9
Oct30° / 21°10314.312.44.6
Nov29° / 21°14216.512.84.2
Dec29° / 22°22923.2133.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31783
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111585
121684
131684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Villa Yapacaní gets around 229 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
268
369
470
571
671
772
872
972
1072
1172
1273
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1473
1573
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1774
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2075
2175
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3180

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11522711
21521721
31421731
41421731
51420741
61420741
71419751
81419751
91418761
101418761
111418761
121417771
131317781
141316791
151316791
161315801
171314811
181314811
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201213831
211212841
221212841
231211860
241211860
251111870
261110880
271110880
281110880
291110880
300110881
310110881

Wind in December

Winds average 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:366:34
213.05:366:35
313.05:366:35
413.05:376:36
513.05:376:36
613.05:376:37
713.05:376:38
813.05:386:38
913.05:386:39
1013.05:386:39
1113.05:396:40
1213.05:396:40
1313.05:396:41
1413.05:406:41
1513.05:406:42
1613.05:406:43
1713.05:416:43
1813.05:416:44
1913.05:426:44
2013.05:426:45
2113.05:436:45
2213.05:436:46
2313.05:446:46
2413.05:446:46
2513.05:456:47
2613.05:456:47
2713.05:466:48
2813.05:466:48
2913.05:476:49
3013.05:476:49
3113.05:486:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Villa Yapacaní

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Yapacaní's rainy season runs November–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 Villa Yapacaní?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villa Yapacaní.

What to pack for Villa Yapacaní in December

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

In December, Villa Yapacaní sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Villa Yapacaní 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 Villa Yapacaní peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Villa Yapacaní 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 Villa Yapacaní is worst in September — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.9× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1950 µg/m³May 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep52Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov19Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Yapacaní?

Villa Yapacaní sits at 17.4°S, 63.8°W, 297 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Montero, 62 km away.

CotocaMizqueAscención de GuarayosPunata

Topography around Villa Yapacaní

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Yapacaní has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,716 m.

The land around Villa Yapacaní is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
2,716 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Montero 62 km · Warnes 72 km · Santa Cruz 81 km · El Torno 82 km · Cotoca 95 km · Mizque 171 km · Ascención de Guarayos 181 km · Punata 213 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 Villa Yapacaní (-17.4°, -63.8333°, elevation 297 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).