Puerto Francisco de Orellana weather in December

In December, Puerto Francisco de Orellana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 316 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Puerto Francisco de Orellana's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Francisco de Orellana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Puerto Francisco de Orellana is city in Ecuador, capital of the Orellana Province.

Density
2,629/km²
people per km²

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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Puerto Francisco de Orellana

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
31
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.

Puerto Francisco de Orellana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°22521.3123.7
Feb30° / 23°27821123.4
Mar29° / 23°40328.2123.0
Apr29° / 22°40327.6123.0
May29° / 22°38227.5123.2
Jun28° / 22°36626.9123.6
Jul28° / 21°31524.9124.1
Aug29° / 21°23322.7124.0
Sep29° / 22°24123.4123.5
Oct30° / 22°28926.2123.1
Nov30° / 22°32926.9123.0
Dec30° / 22°31625.6123.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Francisco de Orellana gets around 316 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of December to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:575:58
212.05:575:59
312.05:585:59
412.05:586:00
512.05:596:00
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712.05:596:01
812.06:006:01
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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 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Puerto Francisco de Orellana?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Francisco de Orellana.

What to pack for Puerto Francisco de Orellana in December

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

In December, Puerto Francisco de Orellana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Francisco de Orellana 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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 15UV 14Aug 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Francisco de Orellana 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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana is worst in February — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1922 µg/m³Jul 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Francisco de Orellana?

Puerto Francisco de Orellana sits at 0.4°S, 77.0°W, 300 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Boca Suno, 32 km away.

TenaPuerto AsísOritoCayambeIbarraIpiales

Topography around Puerto Francisco de Orellana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Francisco de Orellana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Francisco de Orellana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,554 m.

The land around Puerto Francisco de Orellana is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
3,554 m
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December weather nearby: Boca Suno 32 km · Nueva Loja 61 km · Tena 109 km · Puerto Asís 120 km · Orito 125 km · Cayambe 139 km · Ibarra 154 km · Ipiales 159 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 Puerto Francisco de Orellana (-0.4497°, -76.9972°, elevation 300 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).