Andalucía weather in December

In December, Andalucía sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 383 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Andalucía's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andalucía's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 383 mm; 29.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:08 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Andalucía is settlement in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Andalucía reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
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22	24	17
23	24	17
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25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

Andalucía weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 17°	326	29.8	11.8	3.7
Feb	25° / 17°	320	26.4	11.9	3.7
Mar	25° / 17°	351	29.4	12	3.7
Apr	24° / 17°	472	28.9	12.1	3.6
May	24° / 17°	549	30.3	12.2	3.5
Jun	24° / 17°	477	29.6	12.2	3.5
Jul	24° / 16°	428	30	12.2	3.6
Aug	24° / 16°	358	30.1	12.1	3.6
Sep	24° / 16°	383	28.6	12	3.6
Oct	24° / 17°	443	29.9	11.9	3.6
Nov	24° / 17°	454	28.5	11.8	3.7
Dec	24° / 17°	383	29.6	11.8	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Andalucía gets around 383 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57
Muggy (%)	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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22	4	calm
23	4	calm
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25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	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	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:01	5:48
2	11.8	6:02	5:48
3	11.8	6:02	5:48
4	11.8	6:02	5:49
5	11.8	6:03	5:49
6	11.8	6:03	5:49
7	11.8	6:04	5:50
8	11.8	6:04	5:50
9	11.8	6:05	5:51
10	11.8	6:05	5:51
11	11.8	6:06	5:51
12	11.8	6:06	5:52
13	11.8	6:07	5:52
14	11.8	6:07	5:53
15	11.8	6:08	5:53
16	11.8	6:08	5:54
17	11.8	6:09	5:54
18	11.8	6:09	5:55
19	11.8	6:09	5:55
20	11.8	6:10	5:55
21	11.8	6:10	5:56
22	11.8	6:11	5:56
23	11.8	6:11	5:57
24	11.8	6:12	5:57
25	11.8	6:12	5:58
26	11.8	6:13	5:58
27	11.8	6:13	5:59
28	11.8	6:14	5:59
29	11.8	6:14	6:00
30	11.8	6:15	6:00
31	11.8	6:15	6:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 4.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 3.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Andalucía?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andalucía.

What to pack for Andalucía in December

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

In December, Andalucía sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Andalucía in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andalucía peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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)	15	16	16	13	15	13	13	13	15	15	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Andalucía 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 Andalucía is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	16	19	21	19	16	13	13	12	13	13	12	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Andalucía?

Andalucía sits at 4.2°N, 76.2°W, 958 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tuluá, 10 km away.

Topography around Andalucía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andalucía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 982 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,524 m.

The land around Andalucía is covered by grassland (48%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

203 m

grassland 48%

16 km

1,151 m

trees 41%

80 km

4,524 m

trees 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

December weather nearby: Tuluá 10 km · Roldanillo 27 km · Zarzal 27 km · Sevilla 28 km · Guadalajara de Buga 33 km · La Unión 41 km · Caicedonia 42 km · Darien 44 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
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 Andalucía (4.1706°, -76.1664°, elevation 958 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	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17
31	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95
31	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43