Campechuela weather in December

In December, Campechuela sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Campechuela's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campechuela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:42 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Campechuela is city in Cuba.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Campechuela reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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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How December really feels in Campechuela

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Campechuela weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°112.410.96.9
Feb29° / 21°12211.36.7
Mar30° / 22°153.711.96.2
Apr31° / 24°336.912.45.1
May31° / 25°11816.512.93.8
Jun32° / 25°9219.113.23.0
Jul33° / 26°7617.513.12.9
Aug33° / 26°7818.712.72.8
Sep32° / 26°9919.512.13.0
Oct31° / 25°10017.111.53.8
Nov30° / 23°406.4115.5
Dec30° / 22°17310.86.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Campechuela gets around 17 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102105137
202115136
302115235
402115235
502115334
603125233
703125332
803125431
903135430
1003135430
1104145329
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2816156018
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 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 6:33 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:335:25
210.96:345:25
310.86:345:25
410.86:355:25
510.86:355:25
610.86:365:26
710.86:375:26
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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 4.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Campechuela

In seasonPeak

None of Campechuela's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Campechuela sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Campechuela's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Campechuela?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Campechuela for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Campechuela in December

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

In December, Campechuela sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Campechuela in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Campechuela in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Campechuela peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 18UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec7High

Air quality in Campechuela 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 Campechuela is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2126 µg/m³Dec 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Campechuela?

Campechuela sits at 20.2°N, 77.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Media Luna, 19 km away.

Bayamo

Topography around Campechuela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campechuela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Campechuela is covered by grassland (33%), water (31%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Media Luna 19 km · Manzanillo 21 km · Yara 34 km · Bartolomé Masó 36 km · Pilón 37 km · Niquero 38 km · Río Cauto 52 km · Bayamo 68 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

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 Campechuela (20.2327°, -77.2795°, elevation 20 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).