Girardot City weather in December

In December, Girardot City sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 200 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 4% 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 Girardot City's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Girardot City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

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 Girardot City 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 27°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
62922
72922
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92922
102922
112922
122922
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Girardot City weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12516.511.84.1
Feb30° / 22°19117.611.93.6
Mar30° / 22°32225.1123.1
Apr29° / 22°5372812.12.9
May29° / 22°67930.312.22.9
Jun28° / 21°64329.812.22.9
Jul28° / 20°53030.512.23.0
Aug29° / 21°34428.512.13.0
Sep29° / 21°28826.3123.1
Oct29° / 21°30026.711.93.2
Nov29° / 22°25323.911.83.5
Dec29° / 22°20020.911.83.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5991
6991
71090
81189
91189
101189
111288
121387
131486
141486
151585
161684
171783
181882
191882
201981
212179
222179
232377
242377
252476
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Girardot City gets around 200 mm of rain over 20.9 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 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
476
576
675
775
875
974
1074
1173
1273
1372
1471
1570
1669
1768
1867
1966
2065
2164
2263
2362
2461
2560
2659
2758
2857
2956
3056
3155

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102899
202899
302899
402908
502908
603907
703907
803916
903916
1004915
1104915
1214914
1314914
1415904
1515913
1615913
1715913
1816912
1916912
2017902
2117902
2218892
2318892
2419882
2519891
26110881
27111871
28111871
29112861
30113851
31113851

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:56 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:565:42
211.85:565:42
311.85:575:43
411.85:575:43
511.85:585:43
611.85:585:44
711.85:595:44
811.85:595:45
911.86:005:45
1011.86:005:45
1111.86:005:46
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1411.86:025:47
1511.86:025:48
1611.86:035:48
1711.86:035:48
1811.86:045:49
1911.86:045:49
2011.86:055:50
2111.86:055:50
2211.86:065:51
2311.86:065:51
2411.86:075:52
2511.86:075:52
2611.86:085:53
2711.86:085:53
2811.86:085:54
2911.86:095:54
3011.86:095:55
3111.86:105:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Girardot City

In seasonPeak

None of Girardot City's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Girardot City's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Girardot City?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Girardot City.

What to pack for Girardot City in December

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

In December, Girardot City sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Girardot City in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Girardot City peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Girardot City 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 Girardot City is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1640 µg/m³Jul 1521 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr35Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Girardot City?

Girardot City sits at 4.3°N, 74.8°W, 287 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Flandes, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Girardot City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Girardot City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,003 m.

The land around Girardot City is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
5,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Flandes 2.0 km · Espinal 19 km · Melgar 21 km · Payandé 32 km · Guamo 35 km · Ibagué 46 km · Silvania 48 km · Rovira 48 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 Girardot City (4.3008°, -74.8075°, elevation 287 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).