Leticia weather in December

In December, Leticia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 297 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Leticia's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leticia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 297 mm; 29.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:29 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Leticia is capital of the Colombian department of Amazonas.

Founded: 1867

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Leticia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
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8	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

How December really feels in Leticia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Leticia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-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	30° / 24°	321	28.8	12.2	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	302	26.1	12.1	2.7
Mar	30° / 24°	341	29.1	12	2.7
Apr	30° / 24°	301	28	11.9	2.8
May	29° / 23°	260	27.4	11.8	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	185	24.6	11.8	3.5
Jul	29° / 23°	142	22.7	11.8	3.8
Aug	30° / 23°	138	22.8	11.9	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	172	24.8	12	3.0
Oct	31° / 24°	222	26.8	12.1	2.8
Nov	31° / 24°	241	27.1	12.2	2.7
Dec	30° / 24°	297	29.3	12.2	2.7

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 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Leticia gets around 297 mm of rain over 29.3 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 95% and peaks near 95% 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 (%)	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
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25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33
Miserable (%)	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	76	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	67

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	33	67

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
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:50 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:23	5:36
2	12.2	5:23	5:37
3	12.2	5:23	5:37
4	12.2	5:24	5:38
5	12.2	5:24	5:38
6	12.2	5:24	5:39
7	12.2	5:25	5:39
8	12.2	5:25	5:39
9	12.2	5:26	5:40
10	12.2	5:26	5:40
11	12.2	5:26	5:41
12	12.2	5:27	5:41
13	12.2	5:27	5:42
14	12.2	5:28	5:42
15	12.2	5:28	5:43
16	12.2	5:29	5:43
17	12.2	5:29	5:44
18	12.2	5:30	5:44
19	12.2	5:30	5:45
20	12.2	5:30	5:45
21	12.2	5:31	5:46
22	12.2	5:31	5:46
23	12.2	5:32	5:47
24	12.2	5:32	5:47
25	12.2	5:33	5:47
26	12.2	5:33	5:48
27	12.2	5:34	5:48
28	12.2	5:34	5:49
29	12.2	5:35	5:49
30	12.2	5:35	5:50
31	12.2	5:36	5:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.52 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Leticia?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leticia.

What to pack for Leticia in December

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

In December, Leticia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Leticia 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 Leticia peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 9 (very high).

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	16	15	13	12	10	10	9	10	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Leticia 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 Leticia is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 9 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)	13	14	13	12	9	9	11	17	19	12	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Leticia?

Leticia sits at 4.2°S, 69.9°W, 84 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tabatinga, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Leticia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leticia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Leticia is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

trees 48%

16 km

61 m

trees 83%

80 km

131 m

trees 95%

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

December weather nearby: Tabatinga 2.0 km · Benjamin Constant 21 km · Atalaia do Norte 33 km · São Paulo de Olivença 150 km · Santo Antônio do Içá 254 km · Eirunepé 272 km · Tonantins 280 km · Carauari 346 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 Leticia (-4.2108°, -69.9394°, elevation 84 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	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24
31	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	33	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	33	67

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	95
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	95
22	95
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	33	67