Florencia weather in December

In December, Florencia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 142 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Florencia's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:01 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Florencia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
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How December really feels in Florencia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Florencia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°8614.111.94.0
Feb31° / 21°12516.111.93.6
Mar30° / 21°19324.1123.3
Apr29° / 21°23925.3123.3
May28° / 21°24425.912.13.8
Jun27° / 20°24024.312.14.1
Jul27° / 20°21222.912.14.5
Aug28° / 20°12117.812.14.8
Sep29° / 20°10818.2124.2
Oct30° / 20°16421.5123.6
Nov30° / 21°20224.911.93.2
Dec30° / 21°14221.211.93.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42179
52179
62278
72278
82278
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
142476
152773
162773
172773
182872
192872
202872
213070
223070
233169
243268
253367
263466
273466
283763
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Florencia gets around 142 mm of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
280
380
479
578
678
777
876
976
1075
1174
1273
1372
1471
1571
1670
1769
1868
1967
2066
2165
2263
2362
2460
2559
2657
2756
2855
2954
3053
3152

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1002080
2002179
3002278
4002377
5002476
6012574
7012673
8012871
9012970
10013168
11013366
12013465
13013663
14013762
15023959
16024058
17024256
18024355
19034453
20034552
21034651
22044749
23044847
24154946
25164944
26165043
27175042
28185140
29195139
30195238
311105237

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 5:55 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:50
211.95:555:50
311.95:565:50
411.95:565:51
511.95:565:51
611.95:575:51
711.95:575:52
811.95:585:52
911.95:585:53
1011.95:595:53
1111.95:595:54
1211.96:005:54
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1911.96:035:57
2011.96:035:58
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2711.96:076:01
2811.96:076:01
2911.96:076:02
3011.96:086:02
3111.96:086:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Florencia?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Florencia.

What to pack for Florencia in December

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

In December, Florencia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Florencia 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 Florencia peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 12UV 15Aug 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Florencia 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 Florencia is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1642 µg/m³Jul 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Florencia?

Florencia sits at 1.6°N, 75.6°W, 560 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Doncello, 36 km away.

Topography around Florencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florencia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around Florencia is covered by trees (51%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
1,875 m
80 km
3,261 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: El Doncello 36 km · Guadalupe 49 km · Pitalito 56 km · Puerto Rico 59 km · Tarqui 60 km · Garzón 65 km · Isnos 79 km · San Agustin 79 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Florencia (1.6155°, -75.6041°, elevation 560 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).