San Marcos weather in December

In December, San Marcos sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 96 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is San Marcos's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Marcos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 96 mm; 18.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:12 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in San Marcos reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than 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)	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	31	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

How December really feels in San Marcos

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.

San Marcos weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 24°	31	7.8	11.6	3.8
Feb	35° / 25°	31	6.9	11.7	2.9
Mar	35° / 26°	80	15.2	11.9	2.3
Apr	33° / 25°	198	25.7	12.2	2.1
May	32° / 25°	310	29.3	12.4	2.1
Jun	32° / 25°	260	27.1	12.5	2.2
Jul	32° / 25°	244	27.3	12.5	2.3
Aug	32° / 24°	258	28.3	12.3	2.2
Sep	32° / 24°	265	28.9	12.1	2.2
Oct	31° / 24°	273	29.8	11.8	2.3
Nov	31° / 24°	196	27.2	11.6	2.5
Dec	32° / 24°	96	18.8	11.5	3.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. 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 (%)	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	31	31	32	34	35	37	38	39	40	42	44	45	47	48	49	50	52	52	53	54	55	56	58
Cloudier (%)	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	70	69	69	68	66	65	63	62	61	60	58	56	55	53	52	51	50	48	48	47	46	45	44	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Marcos gets around 96 mm of rain over 18.8 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 61% and peaks near 80% 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 (%)	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	71	69	67	66	64	62	60	58	56	54	52	50	48	46	44	43	42	40	39	39	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	69
13	67
14	66
15	64
16	62
17	60
18	58
19	56
20	54
21	52
22	50
23	48
24	46
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	40
29	39
30	39
31	38

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 72% 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 (%)	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40
Miserable (%)	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	61	60

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:04 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:49 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:04	5:36
2	11.5	6:05	5:36
3	11.5	6:05	5:37
4	11.5	6:06	5:37
5	11.5	6:06	5:37
6	11.5	6:07	5:38
7	11.5	6:07	5:38
8	11.5	6:08	5:38
9	11.5	6:08	5:39
10	11.5	6:09	5:39
11	11.5	6:09	5:40
12	11.5	6:10	5:40
13	11.5	6:10	5:40
14	11.5	6:11	5:41
15	11.5	6:11	5:41
16	11.5	6:12	5:42
17	11.5	6:12	5:42
18	11.5	6:13	5:42
19	11.5	6:13	5:43
20	11.5	6:14	5:43
21	11.5	6:14	5:44
22	11.5	6:15	5:44
23	11.5	6:15	5:45
24	11.5	6:16	5:45
25	11.5	6:16	5:46
26	11.5	6:16	5:46
27	11.5	6:17	5:47
28	11.5	6:17	5:47
29	11.5	6:18	5:48
30	11.5	6:18	5:48
31	11.5	6:19	5:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit San Marcos?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Marcos.

What to pack for San Marcos in December

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

In December, San Marcos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Marcos 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 San Marcos peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

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

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

Air quality in San Marcos 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 San Marcos is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× 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)	14	21	34	27	22	20	20	17	14	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Marcos?

San Marcos sits at 8.7°N, 75.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Benito Abad, 32 km away.

Topography around San Marcos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Marcos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around San Marcos is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

grassland 57%

16 km

73 m

grassland 69%

80 km

1,004 m

grassland 68%

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

December weather nearby: San Benito Abad 32 km · Ayapel 38 km · Sahagún 47 km · Sucre 48 km · Galeras 56 km · Planeta Rica 57 km · Chinú 58 km · Ciénaga de Oro 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 San Marcos (8.6597°, -75.1281°, elevation 25 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	31	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	69
13	67
14	66
15	64
16	62
17	60
18	58
19	56
20	54
21	52
22	50
23	48
24	46
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	40
29	39
30	39
31	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	69
13	67
14	66
15	64
16	62
17	60
18	58
19	56
20	54
21	52
22	50
23	48
24	46
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	40
29	39
30	39
31	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	42	58
19	44	56
20	45	55
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	56	44
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	78
6	77
7	76
8	75
9	74
10	73
11	71
12	69
13	67
14	66
15	64
16	62
17	60
18	58
19	56
20	54
21	52
22	50
23	48
24	46
25	44
26	43
27	42
28	40
29	39
30	39
31	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	40	60