Pedro Carbo weather in December

In December, Pedro Carbo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Pedro Carbo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedro Carbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
88%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Pedro Carbo is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1984

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 Pedro Carbo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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53022
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93022
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How December really feels in Pedro Carbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pedro Carbo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°22523.612.13.4
Feb29° / 23°35525.812.12.9
Mar30° / 23°32026.8123.0
Apr30° / 23°25324.5123.2
May29° / 23°13519.211.93.9
Jun28° / 22°5410.511.95.2
Jul28° / 21°35711.95.6
Aug29° / 21°244.811.95.6
Sep29° / 21°448125.1
Oct30° / 21°296.6125.1
Nov30° / 21°335.712.14.9
Dec30° / 22°7811.912.14.3

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 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4694
5694
6694
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16496
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20397
21397
22397
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25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pedro Carbo gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
427
528
628
729
829
930
1030
1131
1231
1332
1432
1533
1634
1735
1836
1938
2040
2141
2243
2345
2448
2550
2652
2754
2856
2958
3060
3162

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11868140
21768150
31768150
41668160
51569160
61469170
71370170
81270180
91270180
101171180
111071190
12971200
13872200
14772210
15672220
16571240
17570250
18468271
19467281
20366301
21364321
22263341
23260371
24258391
25157411
26154441
27152461
28149491
29047521
30045541
31042571

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 6:08 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:086:14
212.16:086:14
312.16:086:14
412.16:096:15
512.16:096:15
612.16:106:16
712.16:106:16
812.16:106:17
912.16:116:17
1012.16:116:17
1112.16:126:18
1212.16:126:18
1312.16:136:19
1412.16:136:19
1512.16:146:20
1612.16:146:20
1712.16:146:21
1812.16:156:21
1912.16:156:22
2012.16:166:22
2112.16:166:23
2212.16:176:23
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2612.16:196:25
2712.16:196:25
2812.16:206:26
2912.16:206:26
3012.16:216:27
3112.16:216:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 4.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 3.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pedro Carbo

In seasonPeak

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

Pedro Carbo's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Pedro Carbo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Pedro Carbo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pedro Carbo in December

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

In December, Pedro Carbo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pedro Carbo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pedro Carbo peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pedro Carbo 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 Pedro Carbo is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pedro Carbo?

Pedro Carbo sits at 1.8°S, 80.2°W, 103 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Daule, 29 km away.

Topography around Pedro Carbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedro Carbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m.

The land around Pedro Carbo is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
851 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Daule 29 km · El Triunfo 32 km · Guayaquil 57 km · Samborondón 59 km · Eloy Alfaro 59 km · Vinces 61 km · Balzar 62 km · Sucre 63 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Pedro Carbo (-1.8162°, -80.2343°, elevation 103 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).