Huanta weather in December

In December, Huanta sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 118 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°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 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Huanta's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:30 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Huanta is town in Ayacucho, Peru.

Founded
1905

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 17°C through the month.

A typical December day in Huanta reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°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)
1188
2188
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4188
5188
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10188
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13188
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Huanta weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14624.912.73.3
Feb17° / 13723.212.43.2
Mar17° / 10423.612.13.4
Apr17° / 4714.211.74.6
May17° / 175.511.45.9
Jun16° / 133.711.35.8
Jul15° / 164.211.35.6
Aug16° / 235.211.65.7
Sep17° / 278.711.95.5
Oct18° / 5015.712.34.8
Nov18° / 6717.912.64.5
Dec17° / 11823.112.73.8

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 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Huanta gets around 118 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
369
469
569
670
770
870
971
1071
1171
1272
1372
1473
1573
1674
1774
1875
1976
2076
2177
2277
2378
2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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
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3100
4100
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:266:08
212.75:266:08
312.75:266:09
412.75:266:10
512.75:276:10
612.75:276:11
712.75:276:11
812.75:276:12
912.75:286:12
1012.75:286:13
1112.75:286:13
1212.75:296:14
1312.85:296:14
1412.85:306:15
1512.85:306:15
1612.85:306:16
1712.85:316:16
1812.85:316:17
1912.85:326:17
2012.85:326:18
2112.85:336:18
2212.85:336:19
2312.85:346:19
2412.85:346:20
2512.85:356:20
2612.85:356:21
2712.85:366:21
2812.85:366:22
2912.85:376:22
3012.85:376:22
3112.85:386:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Huanta

In seasonPeak

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

Huanta's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Huanta?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huanta.

What to pack for Huanta in December

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

In December, Huanta sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Huanta 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 Huanta peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Huanta 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 Huanta is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2317 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huanta?

Huanta sits at 12.9°S, 74.3°W, 2,659 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Ayacucho, 26 km away.

AndahuaylasChilcaHuancayoSanta AnaAbancayQuillabamba

Topography around Huanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huanta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m around an average of 2,706 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,756 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,650 m.

The land around Huanta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,072 m
16 km
2,756 m
80 km
4,650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ayacucho 26 km · Huancavelica 80 km · Andahuaylas 123 km · Chilca 140 km · Huancayo 142 km · Santa Ana 166 km · Abancay 167 km · Quillabamba 169 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 Huanta (-12.9333°, -74.25°, elevation 2,659 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).