Puerto Wilches weather in December

In December, Puerto Wilches sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 239 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Puerto Wilches's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Wilches's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 239 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:04 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Puerto Wilches reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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
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

How December really feels in Puerto Wilches

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.

Puerto Wilches weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 24°	114	18.6	11.6	3.8
Feb	32° / 24°	136	16.9	11.8	3.4
Mar	32° / 24°	264	25.1	12	2.7
Apr	31° / 24°	387	28.2	12.2	2.4
May	31° / 24°	419	29.2	12.3	2.4
Jun	31° / 24°	355	24.8	12.4	2.8
Jul	31° / 24°	334	23.1	12.4	3.0
Aug	31° / 24°	333	24.8	12.2	2.8
Sep	30° / 24°	398	27.7	12	2.6
Oct	30° / 23°	423	30	11.8	2.5
Nov	30° / 23°	424	29.6	11.7	2.6
Dec	30° / 24°	239	25.1	11.6	3.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. 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 (%)	17	17	17	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	33	33	35	36	38	40	41	42	44	45	47	47	48	49	49
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	67	67	65	64	62	60	59	58	56	55	53	53	52	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	38	62
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Wilches gets around 239 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 93% 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 (%)	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	75	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	67	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	75
23	74
24	73
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	67
31	66

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 68% 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 (%)	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35
Miserable (%)	68	68	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 5:33 PM to 5:46 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:57	5:33
2	11.6	5:58	5:34
3	11.6	5:58	5:34
4	11.6	5:59	5:34
5	11.6	5:59	5:35
6	11.6	6:00	5:35
7	11.6	6:00	5:35
8	11.6	6:01	5:36
9	11.6	6:01	5:36
10	11.6	6:02	5:37
11	11.6	6:02	5:37
12	11.6	6:03	5:37
13	11.6	6:03	5:38
14	11.6	6:04	5:38
15	11.6	6:04	5:39
16	11.6	6:04	5:39
17	11.6	6:05	5:39
18	11.6	6:05	5:40
19	11.6	6:06	5:40
20	11.6	6:06	5:41
21	11.6	6:07	5:41
22	11.6	6:07	5:42
23	11.6	6:08	5:42
24	11.6	6:08	5:43
25	11.6	6:09	5:43
26	11.6	6:09	5:44
27	11.6	6:10	5:44
28	11.6	6:10	5:45
29	11.6	6:11	5:45
30	11.6	6:11	5:46
31	11.6	6:11	5:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Puerto Wilches?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Wilches in December

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

In December, Puerto Wilches sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Wilches in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (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 Wilches peaks around February 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (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)	11	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Puerto Wilches 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 Wilches is worst in March — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 12 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	31	80	33	19	17	19	17	13	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	80	Unhealthy
Apr	33	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Wilches?

Puerto Wilches sits at 7.3°N, 73.9°W, 67 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barrancabermeja, 32 km away.

Topography around Puerto Wilches

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Wilches has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,319 m.

The land around Puerto Wilches is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

trees 51%

16 km

322 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,319 m

trees 68%

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

December weather nearby: Barrancabermeja 32 km · Yondó 38 km · Sabana de Torres 44 km · Simití 68 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 84 km · San Martín 84 km · Girón 86 km · Bucaramanga 89 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 Puerto Wilches (7.3483°, -73.896°, elevation 67 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	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	38	62
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	75
23	74
24	73
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	67
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	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	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	38	62
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	75
23	74
24	73
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	67
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	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	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	38	62
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	90
7	90
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	83
16	82
17	81
18	80
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	75
23	74
24	73
25	71
26	70
27	69
28	68
29	67
30	67
31	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65