Caicedonia weather in December

In December, Caicedonia sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 443 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 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 Caicedonia's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caicedonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 443 mm; 27.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:07 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Caicedonia reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Caicedonia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 11°	339	25.1	11.8	4.0
Feb	20° / 11°	374	23.8	11.9	3.8
Mar	20° / 12°	510	28.4	12	3.5
Apr	20° / 12°	574	28.4	12.1	3.3
May	20° / 12°	460	27.3	12.2	3.6
Jun	20° / 12°	259	20.7	12.2	4.3
Jul	21° / 11°	173	17.3	12.2	4.9
Aug	21° / 11°	153	15.8	12.1	5.1
Sep	21° / 11°	298	22.5	12	4.2
Oct	20° / 11°	496	29.1	11.9	3.3
Nov	20° / 12°	587	29.2	11.8	3.2
Dec	20° / 11°	443	27.4	11.8	3.6

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 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	14	15	15	15	14
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	86	85	85	85	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Caicedonia gets around 443 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	81	81	81	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	45	46	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	72	73
Comfortable (%)	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

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
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
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 6:00 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:00	5:46
2	11.8	6:00	5:46
3	11.8	6:01	5:47
4	11.8	6:01	5:47
5	11.8	6:02	5:47
6	11.8	6:02	5:48
7	11.8	6:03	5:48
8	11.8	6:03	5:49
9	11.8	6:04	5:49
10	11.8	6:04	5:49
11	11.8	6:05	5:50
12	11.8	6:05	5:50
13	11.8	6:06	5:51
14	11.8	6:06	5:51
15	11.8	6:06	5:52
16	11.8	6:07	5:52
17	11.8	6:07	5:52
18	11.7	6:08	5:53
19	11.7	6:08	5:53
20	11.7	6:09	5:54
21	11.7	6:09	5:54
22	11.7	6:10	5:55
23	11.7	6:10	5:55
24	11.7	6:11	5:56
25	11.7	6:11	5:56
26	11.7	6:12	5:57
27	11.8	6:12	5:57
28	11.8	6:13	5:58
29	11.8	6:13	5:58
30	11.8	6:13	5:59
31	11.8	6:14	5:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 4.38 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)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Caicedonia?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caicedonia.

What to pack for Caicedonia in December

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

In December, Caicedonia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Caicedonia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caicedonia peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (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)	13	15	15	11	14	12	13	12	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Caicedonia 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 Caicedonia is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 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)	28	32	35	30	24	21	19	22	25	23	22	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Caicedonia?

Caicedonia sits at 4.3°N, 75.8°W, 1,165 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sevilla, 14 km away.

Topography around Caicedonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicedonia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m around an average of 1,209 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,027 m.

The land around Caicedonia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

574 m

trees 52%

16 km

1,769 m

trees 63%

80 km

5,027 m

trees 64%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

December weather nearby: Sevilla 14 km · La Tebaida 14 km · Montenegro 27 km · Zarzal 28 km · Armenia 28 km · Calarcá 30 km · Quimbaya 33 km · Roldanillo 37 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 Caicedonia (4.3324°, -75.8267°, elevation 1,165 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	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11
31	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	14	86
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	91
15	91
16	90
17	89
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	85
23	84
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	80

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	65	35
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	70	30
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27