Guacarí weather in December

In December, Guacarí sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1352 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Guacarí's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guacarí's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1352 mm; 30.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:08 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Guacarí reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
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18	22	14
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20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

Guacarí weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 14°	1238	30.8	11.8	3.4
Feb	23° / 14°	1275	27.5	11.9	3.4
Mar	23° / 15°	1438	30.4	12	3.4
Apr	23° / 15°	1565	29.6	12.1	3.3
May	22° / 15°	1731	30.8	12.2	3.3
Jun	22° / 14°	1877	30	12.2	3.3
Jul	22° / 14°	1940	31	12.2	3.3
Aug	22° / 13°	1922	31	12.1	3.3
Sep	22° / 14°	1716	30	12	3.3
Oct	22° / 14°	1389	30.7	11.9	3.3
Nov	22° / 15°	1188	29.4	11.8	3.3
Dec	22° / 14°	1352	30.6	11.8	3.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guacarí gets around 1352 mm of rain over 30.6 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 99% and peaks near 99% 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 (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

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 79% 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
Comfortable (%)	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Humid (%)	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

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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16	4	calm
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18	4	calm
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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 5:49 PM to 6:02 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	6:08	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)	5:49	5:49	5:50	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	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02

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

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 4.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.1 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Guacarí?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guacarí.

What to pack for Guacarí in December

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

In December, Guacarí sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Guacarí 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 Guacarí 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 Guacarí 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 Guacarí 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 Guacarí?

Guacarí sits at 3.8°N, 76.3°W, 976 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Cerrito, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Guacarí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guacarí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 970 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,672 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,538 m.

The land around Guacarí is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

cropland 48%

16 km

1,672 m

trees 45%

80 km

4,538 m

trees 70%

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

December weather nearby: El Cerrito 9.0 km · Guadalajara de Buga 16 km · Darien 25 km · Palmira 25 km · Yumbo 27 km · Tuluá 39 km · Pradera 39 km · Candelaria 40 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 Guacarí (3.7638°, -76.3329°, elevation 976 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	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	0	100
2	0	100
3	0	100
4	0	100
5	0	100
6	0	100
7	0	100
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	0	100
13	0	100
14	0	100
15	0	100
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72