Cali weather in December

In December, Cali sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 363 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Cali's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cali's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 363 mm; 25.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:08 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Cali reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Cali weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	296	24.5	11.8	4.3
Feb	26° / 18°	261	23.5	11.9	4.1
Mar	26° / 18°	302	25.7	12	4.1
Apr	26° / 19°	296	23.5	12.1	4.2
May	26° / 19°	210	21.1	12.2	4.5
Jun	26° / 18°	125	15.4	12.2	5.2
Jul	27° / 18°	116	14.4	12.2	5.4
Aug	27° / 18°	143	15.4	12.1	5.3
Sep	26° / 18°	207	20.7	12	4.5
Oct	26° / 18°	376	25.9	11.9	4.0
Nov	26° / 18°	463	27.1	11.8	3.8
Dec	26° / 18°	363	25.5	11.8	4.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 87%.

	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 (%)	6	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Cloudier (%)	94	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	88	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Cali gets around 363 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77
31	77

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% 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
Comfortable (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26
Muggy (%)	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	25	74
2	0	25	75
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	23	77
6	0	23	77
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	24	76
13	0	24	76
14	0	25	75
15	0	25	75
16	0	26	74
17	0	26	74
18	0	27	73
19	0	27	73
20	0	27	73
21	0	27	73
22	0	27	73
23	0	27	73
24	0	27	73
25	0	27	73
26	0	27	73
27	0	26	74
28	0	26	74
29	0	26	74
30	0	26	74
31	0	26	74

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 6:01 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:03 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	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	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	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03

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

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 4.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Cali?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Cali for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cali in December

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

In December, Cali sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Cali 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 Cali peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 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)	14	15	16	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Cali 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 Cali is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 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)	18	20	22	20	18	18	19	18	18	15	13	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cali?

Cali sits at 3.4°N, 76.5°W, 758 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Yumbo, 17 km away.

Topography around Cali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 966 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,023 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,352 m.

The land around Cali is covered by artificial surfaces (95%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

117 m

artificial surfaces 95%

16 km

2,023 m

trees 48%

80 km

5,352 m

trees 73%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

December weather nearby: Yumbo 17 km · Jamundí 19 km · Candelaria 19 km · Puerto Tejada 25 km · Palmira 27 km · Pradera 31 km · Florida 34 km · El Cerrito 36 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 Cali (3.4305°, -76.5199°, elevation 758 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	25	74
2	0	25	75
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	23	77
6	0	23	77
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	24	76
13	0	24	76
14	0	25	75
15	0	25	75
16	0	26	74
17	0	26	74
18	0	27	73
19	0	27	73
20	0	27	73
21	0	27	73
22	0	27	73
23	0	27	73
24	0	27	73
25	0	27	73
26	0	27	73
27	0	26	74
28	0	26	74
29	0	26	74
30	0	26	74
31	0	26	74

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	25	74
2	0	25	75
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	23	77
6	0	23	77
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	24	76
13	0	24	76
14	0	25	75
15	0	25	75
16	0	26	74
17	0	26	74
18	0	27	73
19	0	27	73
20	0	27	73
21	0	27	73
22	0	27	73
23	0	27	73
24	0	27	73
25	0	27	73
26	0	27	73
27	0	26	74
28	0	26	74
29	0	26	74
30	0	26	74
31	0	26	74

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	25	74
2	0	25	75
3	0	24	76
4	0	24	76
5	0	23	77
6	0	23	77
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	24	76
13	0	24	76
14	0	25	75
15	0	25	75
16	0	26	74
17	0	26	74
18	0	27	73
19	0	27	73
20	0	27	73
21	0	27	73
22	0	27	73
23	0	27	73
24	0	27	73
25	0	27	73
26	0	27	73
27	0	26	74
28	0	26	74
29	0	26	74
30	0	26	74
31	0	26	74