Sibaté weather in December

In December, Sibaté sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 226 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sibaté's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibaté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
81%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Sibaté reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sibaté weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 11°20921.911.84.3
Feb19° / 11°2352211.94.0
Mar19° / 11°28124.9123.8
Apr19° / 12°25923.812.13.8
May19° / 12°18519.312.24.5
Jun20° / 12°561012.35.6
Jul20° / 12°377.312.26.3
Aug22° / 12°376.512.16.6
Sep21° / 12°10514.5125.4
Oct20° / 11°23624.211.93.9
Nov19° / 11°28326.511.83.5
Dec19° / 11°22623.311.74.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8892
9892
10892
11991
121090
131189
141189
151288
161288
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201585
211684
221684
231882
241981
251981
261981
272080
282179
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sibaté gets around 226 mm of rain over 23.3 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 75% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
382
482
581
681
781
881
980
1080
1180
1279
1379
1478
1578
1677
1776
1876
1975
2074
2173
2272
2370
2469
2568
2667
2767
2866
2966
3066
3167

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
3919
4919
5919
6919
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19946
20946
21946
22946
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:40
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311.85:555:40
411.85:555:41
511.85:565:41
611.85:565:41
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2711.76:065:51
2811.76:075:51
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 4.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
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264.7Bright
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Sibaté?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sibaté for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sibaté in December

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

In December, Sibaté sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Sibaté 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 Sibaté peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sibaté 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 Sibaté is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1643 µg/m³Jul 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sibaté?

Sibaté sits at 4.5°N, 74.3°W, 2,575 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Soacha, 11 km away.

Topography around Sibaté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibaté has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m around an average of 2,683 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,002 m.

The land around Sibaté is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
555 m
16 km
2,458 m
80 km
4,002 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Soacha 11 km · Silvania 17 km · Kennedy 19 km · Fusagasugá 21 km · Bogota 24 km · Mosquera 24 km · Funza 26 km · Madrid 27 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 Sibaté (4.4915°, -74.2596°, elevation 2,575 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).