La Plata weather in December

In December, La Plata sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 204 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 La Plata's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Plata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 204 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:04 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; 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 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Plata reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

La Plata weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	171	19.8	11.9	4.9
Feb	21° / 12°	193	20.1	11.9	4.5
Mar	21° / 13°	271	26.4	12	3.9
Apr	21° / 13°	267	27.6	12.1	3.5
May	20° / 13°	189	28.3	12.1	3.5
Jun	20° / 12°	134	26.1	12.1	3.6
Jul	19° / 11°	131	25.9	12.1	3.8
Aug	20° / 11°	84	22	12.1	4.3
Sep	21° / 11°	86	21.6	12	4.5
Oct	21° / 12°	207	25.3	11.9	4.0
Nov	21° / 13°	260	27	11.9	3.7
Dec	21° / 13°	204	23.7	11.9	4.3

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	23	23	24	24	24	25
Cloudier (%)	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	77	77	76	76	76	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

La Plata gets around 204 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 85% 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 (%)	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	73	71	70	69	67	66	65	64	64	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	67
27	66
28	65
29	64
30	64
31	64

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 72% 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
Dry (%)	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	39
Comfortable (%)	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	61

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

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.

	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
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14	3	calm
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16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 5:57 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:49 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	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	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:57	5:49
2	11.9	5:58	5:50
3	11.9	5:58	5:50
4	11.9	5:58	5:51
5	11.9	5:59	5:51
6	11.9	5:59	5:51
7	11.9	6:00	5:52
8	11.9	6:00	5:52
9	11.9	6:01	5:53
10	11.9	6:01	5:53
11	11.9	6:02	5:53
12	11.9	6:02	5:54
13	11.9	6:02	5:54
14	11.9	6:03	5:55
15	11.9	6:03	5:55
16	11.9	6:04	5:56
17	11.9	6:04	5:56
18	11.9	6:05	5:57
19	11.9	6:05	5:57
20	11.9	6:06	5:57
21	11.9	6:06	5:58
22	11.9	6:07	5:58
23	11.9	6:07	5:59
24	11.9	6:08	5:59
25	11.9	6:08	6:00
26	11.9	6:09	6:00
27	11.9	6:09	6:01
28	11.9	6:09	6:01
29	11.9	6:10	6:02
30	11.9	6:10	6:02
31	11.9	6:11	6:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.8 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit La Plata?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit La Plata for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Plata in December

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

In December, La Plata sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in La Plata 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 La Plata peaks around February 22 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (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)	15	17	17	14	15	14	12	13	15	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in La Plata 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 La Plata is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 10 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)	16	21	23	18	12	10	10	12	14	14	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Plata?

La Plata sits at 2.4°N, 75.9°W, 1,020 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Belalcázar, 30 km away.

Topography around La Plata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Plata has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 m around an average of 1,135 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,906 m.

The land around La Plata is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

830 m

grassland 61%

16 km

1,821 m

trees 57%

80 km

4,906 m

trees 69%

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

December weather nearby: Belalcázar 30 km · Tarqui 32 km · Garzón 37 km · Gigante 38 km · Guadalupe 44 km · Pitalito 63 km · Isnos 64 km · San Agustin 71 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 La Plata (2.3934°, -75.8923°, elevation 1,020 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	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	67
27	66
28	65
29	64
30	64
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	67
27	66
28	65
29	64
30	64
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	84
3	84
4	83
5	83
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	80
11	80
12	79
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	76
18	76
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	73
23	71
24	70
25	69
26	67
27	66
28	65
29	64
30	64
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61