Puerto Leguízamo weather in December

In December, Puerto Leguízamo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 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 Puerto Leguízamo's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Leguízamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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 Puerto Leguízamo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
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How December really feels in Puerto Leguízamo

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Puerto Leguízamo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°16517.6124.0
Feb30° / 23°20319.4123.6
Mar29° / 23°28526.7123.1
Apr29° / 23°31227123.1
May28° / 23°32727.9123.3
Jun28° / 22°32827.9123.5
Jul28° / 22°27327.5123.8
Aug28° / 22°21225.6123.7
Sep29° / 22°20724.9123.4
Oct30° / 23°22026.2123.1
Nov30° / 23°21325123.1
Dec30° / 23°18621.5123.6

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
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132080
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232278
242476
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262575
272773
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302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Leguízamo gets around 186 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1173
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1373
1472
1572
1671
1771
1870
1969
2069
2168
2267
2366
2464
2563
2662
2761
2860
2959
3059
3158

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117821
217920
318019
418118
518217
618316
718415
818514
918613
1018613
1128612
1228612
1328612
1428711
1528711
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1838710
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2048610
2148610
225869
235869
246859
256868
267858
277858
288857
298857
309847
319847

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 5:49 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:495:49
212.05:495:50
312.05:495:50
412.05:505:50
512.05:505:51
612.05:515:51
712.05:515:52
812.05:515:52
912.05:525:52
1012.05:525:53
1112.05:535:53
1212.05:535:54
1312.05:545:54
1412.05:545:55
1512.05:545:55
1612.05:555:56
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1812.05:565:57
1912.05:565:57
2012.05:575:57
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2212.05:585:58
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2512.05:596:00
2612.06:006:00
2712.06:006:01
2812.06:016:01
2912.06:016:02
3012.06:016:02
3112.06:026:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Puerto Leguízamo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Leguízamo.

What to pack for Puerto Leguízamo in December

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

In December, Puerto Leguízamo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Leguízamo 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 Puerto Leguízamo peaks around February 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 16UV 14Aug 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Leguízamo 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 Puerto Leguízamo is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodFeb 1449 µg/m³Oct 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb53Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Leguízamo?

Puerto Leguízamo sits at 0.2°S, 74.8°W, 189 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Asís, 206 km away.

Puerto AsísEl DoncelloFlorenciaNueva LojaPuerto RicoPuerto Francisco de OrellanaOritoMocoa

Topography around Puerto Leguízamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Leguízamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 185 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 132 m.

The land around Puerto Leguízamo is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
132 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Puerto Asís 206 km · El Doncello 215 km · Florencia 221 km · Nueva Loja 237 km · Puerto Rico 238 km · Puerto Francisco de Orellana 248 km · Orito 251 km · Mocoa 256 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 Puerto Leguízamo (-0.1934°, -74.7819°, elevation 189 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).