Riosucio weather in December

In December, Riosucio sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 378 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Riosucio's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riosucio's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 378 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:08 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Riosucio reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Riosucio weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-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	24° / 14°	265	24.4	11.7	4.5
Feb	24° / 14°	323	23.5	11.8	4.3
Mar	24° / 15°	440	28.5	12	3.9
Apr	24° / 15°	570	29.1	12.1	3.5
May	24° / 15°	646	30.5	12.2	3.4
Jun	24° / 14°	460	29	12.3	3.6
Jul	24° / 14°	383	29	12.3	3.8
Aug	24° / 14°	390	28.4	12.2	3.8
Sep	24° / 14°	502	28.6	12	3.6
Oct	23° / 14°	552	30.4	11.9	3.5
Nov	23° / 15°	525	29.1	11.8	3.5
Dec	24° / 14°	378	26	11.7	4.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	15	15	16	16	17	17
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	87	87	85	85	84	84	83	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Riosucio gets around 378 mm of rain over 26 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 84% 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	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	91
7	91
8	90
9	90
10	89
11	89
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	85
17	84
18	83
19	82
20	81
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 77% 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
Comfortable (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	22	23	24	26	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37
Humid (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	81	80	78	77	76	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	64	63

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

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
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
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 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:01 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:57 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	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	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:01	5:44
2	11.7	6:02	5:44
3	11.7	6:02	5:44
4	11.7	6:03	5:45
5	11.7	6:03	5:45
6	11.7	6:04	5:46
7	11.7	6:04	5:46
8	11.7	6:05	5:46
9	11.7	6:05	5:47
10	11.7	6:05	5:47
11	11.7	6:06	5:47
12	11.7	6:06	5:48
13	11.7	6:07	5:48
14	11.7	6:07	5:49
15	11.7	6:08	5:49
16	11.7	6:08	5:50
17	11.7	6:09	5:50
18	11.7	6:09	5:50
19	11.7	6:10	5:51
20	11.7	6:10	5:51
21	11.7	6:11	5:52
22	11.7	6:11	5:52
23	11.7	6:12	5:53
24	11.7	6:12	5:53
25	11.7	6:13	5:54
26	11.7	6:13	5:54
27	11.7	6:14	5:55
28	11.7	6:14	5:55
29	11.7	6:14	5:56
30	11.7	6:15	5:56
31	11.7	6:15	5:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 4.25 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Riosucio?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Riosucio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Riosucio in December

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

In December, Riosucio sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Riosucio 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 Riosucio peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (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)	13	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Riosucio 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 Riosucio is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	25	26	24	21	20	20	22	22	18	17	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Riosucio?

Riosucio sits at 5.4°N, 75.7°W, 1,775 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Supía, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Riosucio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riosucio has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,057 m around an average of 1,747 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,174 m.

The land around Riosucio is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,057 m

trees 66%

16 km

2,610 m

trees 69%

80 km

5,174 m

trees 76%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaces

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

December weather nearby: Supía 7.0 km · Quinchía 10 km · Anserma 14 km · Salamina 24 km · Belén de Umbría 31 km · Andes 33 km · Aguadas 35 km · Neira 35 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 Riosucio (5.4216°, -75.7032°, elevation 1,775 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	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	23	15
15	23	15
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	91
7	91
8	90
9	90
10	89
11	89
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	85
17	84
18	83
19	82
20	81
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	91
7	91
8	90
9	90
10	89
11	89
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	85
17	84
18	83
19	82
20	81
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	3	97
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	91
7	91
8	90
9	90
10	89
11	89
12	88
13	88
14	87
15	86
16	85
17	84
18	83
19	82
20	81
21	80
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	76
27	75
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63