Villanueva weather in December

In December, Villanueva sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 122 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Villanueva's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Villanueva reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
132719
142719
152719
162719
172719
182719
192719
202719
212719
222719
232719
242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

Villanueva weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°459.411.46.8
Feb28° / 19°589.511.66.5
Mar28° / 20°1391611.95.5
Apr27° / 20°28224.812.24.0
May27° / 21°41830.212.53.3
Jun28° / 21°3012812.63.4
Jul28° / 20°27128.612.63.5
Aug28° / 21°34530.212.33.1
Sep28° / 20°37129.612.13.2
Oct27° / 20°39330.211.83.4
Nov27° / 20°29526.211.53.9
Dec27° / 19°12217.111.45.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23169
33169
43268
53367
63466
73466
83565
93664
103664
113862
123961
133961
144258
154357
164456
174654
184852
194951
205149
215248
225446
235545
245743
255842
265941
276040
286238
296337
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Villanueva gets around 122 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
469
568
667
765
864
962
1061
1159
1258
1357
1456
1555
1654
1754
1853
1952
2051
2150
2249
2348
2447
2546
2645
2744
2843
2942
3041
3140

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1012844
2012853
3013843
4014833
5015823
6016813
7017812
8018802
9119782
10120772
11121762
12121762
13122752
14123751
15124741
16225721
17226711
18227701
19228691
20229681
21230671
22231661
23232660
24233650
25235630
26236620
27237610
28239590
29240580
30241570
31242560

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 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 5:59 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:595:24
211.45:595:25
311.46:005:25
411.46:005:25
511.46:015:25
611.46:015:26
711.46:025:26
811.46:035:26
911.46:035:27
1011.46:045:27
1111.46:045:28
1211.46:055:28
1311.46:055:28
1411.46:065:29
1511.46:065:29
1611.46:075:30
1711.46:075:30
1811.46:085:30
1911.46:085:31
2011.46:095:31
2111.46:095:32
2211.46:105:32
2311.46:105:33
2411.46:105:33
2511.46:115:34
2611.46:115:34
2711.46:125:35
2811.46:125:35
2911.46:135:36
3011.46:135:36
3111.46:135:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Villanueva?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Villanueva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villanueva in December

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

In December, Villanueva sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Villanueva 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 Villanueva peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Villanueva 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 Villanueva is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1932 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva?

Villanueva sits at 10.6°N, 73.0°W, 235 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Juan del Cesar, 18 km away.

Topography around Villanueva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,340 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,538 m.

The land around Villanueva is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
2,340 m
80 km
5,538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: San Juan del Cesar 18 km · Valledupar 34 km · Fonseca 34 km · San Diego 38 km · Barrancas 44 km · Hatonuevo 56 km · Agustín Codazzi 69 km · Albania 75 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 Villanueva (10.6077°, -72.979°, elevation 235 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).