Orito weather in December

In December, Orito sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 239 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 8% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
239 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Orito is town in Orito Municipality, Putumayo, Colombia.

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

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 Orito reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 31°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
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102921
112921
122921
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312920

Orito weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°16318.1124.2
Feb29° / 21°18218.7123.9
Mar29° / 21°25924.7123.5
Apr29° / 21°30225.7123.4
May28° / 20°34526.4123.7
Jun27° / 20°36524.7124.0
Jul27° / 19°30023.2124.4
Aug28° / 19°17617.6124.9
Sep29° / 20°13718.6124.2
Oct29° / 20°20621.8123.7
Nov29° / 21°27925.1123.4
Dec29° / 21°23923123.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92575
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
162575
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192575
202674
212773
222773
232971
242971
253070
263367
273367
283565
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Orito gets around 239 mm of rain over 23 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 73% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
480
580
680
779
879
978
1078
1177
1277
1376
1476
1575
1674
1774
1873
1972
2072
2171
2270
2370
2469
2568
2666
2765
2865
2964
3063
3162

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102575
202674
302674
402773
502872
602971
703070
803268
903367
1003466
1103565
1203763
1303862
1403961
1504060
1604060
1704159
1804258
1904357
2014455
2114455
2214554
2314653
2414752
2514851
2624950
2724949
2825048
2925147
3025246
3135245

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:585:56
212.05:595:57
312.05:595:57
412.06:005:57
512.06:005:58
612.06:005:58
712.06:015:59
812.06:015:59
912.06:025:59
1012.06:026:00
1112.06:036:00
1212.06:036:01
1312.06:036:01
1412.06:046:02
1512.06:046:02
1612.06:056:03
1712.06:056:03
1812.06:066:03
1912.06:066:04
2012.06:076:04
2112.06:076:05
2212.06:086:05
2312.06:086:06
2412.06:096:06
2512.06:096:07
2612.06:096:07
2712.06:106:08
2812.06:106:08
2912.06:116:09
3012.06:116:09
3112.06:126:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Orito?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orito.

What to pack for Orito in December

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

In December, Orito sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orito 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 Orito peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 15Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Orito 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 Orito is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1624 µg/m³Jul 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Orito?

Orito sits at 0.7°N, 76.9°W, 349 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Asís, 46 km away.

Topography around Orito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,932 m.

The land around Orito is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
777 m
80 km
3,932 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Puerto Asís 46 km · Mocoa 59 km · Nueva Loja 65 km · Pasto 76 km · Buesaco 86 km · Ipiales 87 km · Pupiales 88 km · Túquerres 95 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 Orito (0.6675°, -76.873°, elevation 349 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).