Chaupimarca weather in December

In December, Chaupimarca sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 181 mm of precipitation across 27.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chaupimarca's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chaupimarca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
181 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chaupimarca reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°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)
1121
2121
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4121
5121
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7121
8121
9121
10121
11121
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30122
31122

How December really feels in Chaupimarca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chaupimarca weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 18227.82.212.51.7
Feb11° / 18726.32.312.31.5
Mar11° / 19029.51.612.11.5
Apr11° / 11725.2111.81.7
May11° / 7519.60.711.52.1
Jun10° / -1°3910.51.511.42.3
Jul10° / -2°3710.42.511.52.3
Aug10° / -1°5213.32.711.72.3
Sep11° / -0°93222.211.91.8
Oct11° / 13626.81.912.21.7
Nov12° / 13524.21.212.51.9
Dec12° / 18127.12.112.61.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4595
5595
6595
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
17694
18595
19595
20496
21397
22496
23496
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25496
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27496
28496
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30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Chaupimarca gets around 181 mm of rain and snow over 27.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1825
2826
3826
4826
5826
6836
7836
8836
9846
10846
11855
12855
13865
14865
15875
16875
17885
18886
19896
20896
21907
22907
23907
24907
25908
26908
27908
28908
29908
30908
31908

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:39 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:396:13
212.65:396:13
312.65:396:14
412.65:396:14
512.65:406:15
612.65:406:15
712.65:406:16
812.65:416:16
912.65:416:17
1012.65:416:17
1112.65:426:18
1212.65:426:18
1312.65:436:19
1412.65:436:19
1512.65:436:20
1612.65:446:20
1712.65:446:21
1812.65:456:21
1912.65:456:22
2012.65:466:22
2112.65:466:23
2212.65:476:23
2312.65:476:24
2412.65:486:24
2512.65:486:24
2612.65:486:25
2712.65:496:25
2812.65:496:26
2912.65:506:26
3012.65:506:27
3112.65:516:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chaupimarca

In seasonPeak

In December, Chaupimarca sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chaupimarca's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Chaupimarca?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chaupimarca.

What to pack for Chaupimarca in December

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

In December, Chaupimarca sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chaupimarca in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chaupimarca peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chaupimarca?

Chaupimarca sits at 10.4°S, 76.5°W, 3,446 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 27 km away.

Tingo MaríaLa OroyaTarma

Topography around Chaupimarca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaupimarca has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,546 m around an average of 3,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,181 m.

The land around Chaupimarca is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,546 m
16 km
2,180 m
80 km
5,181 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
December weather nearby: Yanacancha 27 km · Yanacancha 37 km · Cerro de Pasco 37 km · Huánuco 58 km · Junín 98 km · Tingo María 134 km · La Oroya 138 km · Tarma 141 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Chaupimarca (-10.407°, -76.4617°, elevation 3,446 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).