Guaduas weather in December

In December, Guaduas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 187 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guaduas's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaduas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:03 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Guaduas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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)
12517
22517
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Guaduas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°12020.611.75.1
Feb25° / 17°20921.311.84.6
Mar25° / 18°39428.2123.8
Apr25° / 18°53229.312.13.5
May25° / 18°59330.612.23.5
Jun24° / 18°48629.112.33.6
Jul24° / 17°41529.112.33.8
Aug25° / 17°36128.312.23.9
Sep25° / 17°43428.4123.7
Oct25° / 17°42230.211.93.6
Nov24° / 17°29228.811.83.7
Dec25° / 17°18724.511.74.5

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
111090
121189
131288
141288
151486
161585
171684
181882
191981
202080
212179
222377
232476
242674
252674
262872
272872
282971
292971
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guaduas gets around 187 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
289
389
488
588
687
787
887
986
1086
1186
1286
1385
1484
1584
1683
1782
1880
1979
2078
2176
2275
2373
2471
2570
2668
2767
2866
2965
3064
3164

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
106535
206634
306733
406832
506931
607030
707129
807228
907327
1007426
1117425
1217425
1317524
1417524
1517524
1617623
1717722
1817722
1927721
2027820
2127919
2237918
2337918
2438017
2548016
2648016
2758015
2858114
2968014
3068113
3178013

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 5:40 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:565:40
211.75:575:40
311.75:575:41
411.75:585:41
511.75:585:41
611.75:595:42
711.75:595:42
811.75:595:42
911.76:005:43
1011.76:005:43
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1911.76:055:47
2011.76:055:48
2111.76:065:48
2211.76:065:49
2311.76:075:49
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2511.76:085:50
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3011.76:105:52
3111.76:105:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Guaduas?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Guaduas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guaduas in December

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

In December, Guaduas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Guaduas 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 Guaduas peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Guaduas 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 Guaduas is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guaduas?

Guaduas sits at 5.1°N, 74.6°W, 993 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villeta, 15 km away.

Topography around Guaduas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaduas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m around an average of 1,132 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,654 m.

The land around Guaduas is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
698 m
16 km
1,922 m
80 km
4,654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Villeta 15 km · Honda 22 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 36 km · Facatativá 39 km · Lérida 42 km · La Dorada 43 km · Puerto Salgar 45 km · Pacho 49 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 Guaduas (5.0669°, -74.595°, elevation 993 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).