Samaniego weather in December

In December, Samaniego sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 266 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Samaniego's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samaniego's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 266 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:09 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; 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 19°C through the month.

A typical December day in Samaniego reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Samaniego weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 12°	206	25.5	11.9	3.9
Feb	20° / 12°	205	23.9	12	3.7
Mar	20° / 12°	260	26.9	12	3.6
Apr	20° / 12°	261	26.4	12	3.5
May	20° / 12°	195	24.2	12.1	3.9
Jun	19° / 12°	100	17.8	12.1	4.7
Jul	19° / 12°	68	13.3	12.1	5.4
Aug	20° / 11°	68	13.2	12	5.5
Sep	20° / 11°	148	21.3	12	4.4
Oct	20° / 12°	270	27.5	12	3.6
Nov	19° / 12°	294	27.8	11.9	3.3
Dec	19° / 12°	266	27	11.9	3.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Samaniego gets around 266 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 89% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 71% 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
Dry (%)	64	64	64	65	65	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77
Comfortable (%)	36	36	36	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

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
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
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24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:11 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	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	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:02	5:58
2	11.9	6:03	5:58
3	11.9	6:03	5:59
4	11.9	6:04	5:59
5	11.9	6:04	5:59
6	11.9	6:04	6:00
7	11.9	6:05	6:00
8	11.9	6:05	6:01
9	11.9	6:06	6:01
10	11.9	6:06	6:02
11	11.9	6:07	6:02
12	11.9	6:07	6:02
13	11.9	6:07	6:03
14	11.9	6:08	6:03
15	11.9	6:08	6:04
16	11.9	6:09	6:04
17	11.9	6:09	6:05
18	11.9	6:10	6:05
19	11.9	6:10	6:06
20	11.9	6:11	6:06
21	11.9	6:11	6:07
22	11.9	6:12	6:07
23	11.9	6:12	6:08
24	11.9	6:13	6:08
25	11.9	6:13	6:08
26	11.9	6:14	6:09
27	11.9	6:14	6:09
28	11.9	6:14	6:10
29	11.9	6:15	6:10
30	11.9	6:15	6:11
31	11.9	6:16	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.3 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	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	4.5	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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Samaniego?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Samaniego.

What to pack for Samaniego in December

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

In December, Samaniego sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Samaniego in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Samaniego peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 21 at about 13 (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)	16	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	15	15	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Samaniego 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 Samaniego is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 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)	14	18	18	16	13	11	11	14	17	15	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Samaniego?

Samaniego sits at 1.3°N, 77.6°W, 1,459 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Túquerres, 28 km away.

Topography around Samaniego

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samaniego has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m around an average of 1,813 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,699 m.

The land around Samaniego is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,068 m

trees 77%

16 km

2,546 m

trees 76%

80 km

4,699 m

trees 76%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces

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

December weather nearby: Túquerres 28 km · Providencia 30 km · Pasto 38 km · San Lorenzo 46 km · Buesaco 49 km · Pupiales 52 km · Ipiales 57 km · La Unión 59 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 Samaniego (1.3385°, -77.5957°, elevation 1,459 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	19	12
2	19	12
3	19	12
4	19	12
5	19	12
6	19	12
7	19	12
8	19	12
9	19	12
10	19	12
11	19	12
12	19	12
13	19	12
14	19	12
15	19	12
16	19	12
17	19	12
18	19	12
19	19	12
20	19	12
21	19	12
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	15	85
31	15	85

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23