La Rinconada weather in December

In December, La Rinconada sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 184 mm of precipitation across 27.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is La Rinconada's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rinconada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 184 mm; 27.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:08 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.1; out of 10

La Rinconada is town in Peru, considered highest elevated human settlement in the world.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical December day in La Rinconada reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	10	0
11	10	0
12	10	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	9	0
18	9	0
19	9	0
20	9	0
21	9	0
22	9	0
23	9	0
24	9	0
25	9	0
26	9	0
27	9	0
28	9	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

How December really feels in La Rinconada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

La Rinconada 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -0°	201	29.1	17.2	12.8	0.9
Feb	9° / -0°	185	26.3	15.3	12.5	0.9
Mar	9° / -1°	139	27.6	11.9	12.1	1.1
Apr	9° / -1°	77	21	6.8	11.7	1.4
May	9° / -3°	35	12.1	2.9	11.3	1.7
Jun	8° / -4°	18	6.2	2.3	11.2	1.7
Jul	8° / -5°	19	6.8	3.1	11.2	1.6
Aug	9° / -5°	32	11.1	4.3	11.5	1.6
Sep	9° / -3°	59	18.4	7.7	11.9	1.4
Oct	9° / -2°	102	22.9	10.1	12.3	1.4
Nov	10° / -1°	116	22.7	9.2	12.7	1.5
Dec	9° / -0°	184	27.8	14.2	12.9	1.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	97	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

La Rinconada gets around 184 mm of rain and snow over 27.8 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 89% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	94
Snow chance (%)	39	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	54	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	39
2	86	40
3	86	41
4	86	41
5	87	41
6	87	41
7	87	42
8	87	42
9	87	42
10	87	42
11	87	42
12	87	42
13	87	42
14	87	43
15	87	43
16	88	43
17	88	44
18	88	44
19	89	45
20	90	46
21	90	47
22	91	48
23	92	49
24	92	50
25	93	51
26	93	52
27	94	53
28	94	54
29	94	54
30	94	54
31	94	54

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of December to 12 h 54 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 5:03 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:03	5:52
2	12.8	5:04	5:52
3	12.8	5:04	5:53
4	12.8	5:04	5:53
5	12.8	5:04	5:54
6	12.8	5:05	5:54
7	12.8	5:05	5:55
8	12.8	5:05	5:56
9	12.8	5:06	5:56
10	12.8	5:06	5:57
11	12.8	5:06	5:57
12	12.9	5:07	5:58
13	12.9	5:07	5:58
14	12.9	5:07	5:59
15	12.9	5:08	5:59
16	12.9	5:08	6:00
17	12.9	5:09	6:00
18	12.9	5:09	6:01
19	12.9	5:09	6:01
20	12.9	5:10	6:02
21	12.9	5:10	6:02
22	12.9	5:11	6:03
23	12.9	5:11	6:03
24	12.9	5:12	6:04
25	12.9	5:12	6:04
26	12.9	5:13	6:05
27	12.9	5:13	6:05
28	12.9	5:14	6:05
29	12.9	5:14	6:06
30	12.9	5:15	6:06
31	12.9	5:15	6:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for La Rinconada

In seasonPeak

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

La Rinconada's monsoon runs October–March, 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 La Rinconada?

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

1.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Rinconada.

What to pack for La Rinconada in December

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

In December, La Rinconada sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in La Rinconada 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 La Rinconada peaks around January 23 at about 20 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	20	20	18	15	12	10	10	13	15	17	18	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	20	Extreme
Feb	20	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	17	Extreme
Nov	18	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is La Rinconada?

La Rinconada sits at 14.6°S, 69.4°W, 5,022 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 119 km away.

Topography around La Rinconada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rinconada has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m around an average of 4,993 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around La Rinconada is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,196 m

bare terrain 45%

16 km

2,375 m

grassland 67%

80 km

5,196 m

grassland 64%

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← November La Rinconada year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: San Miguel 119 km · Juliaca 122 km · Ayaviri 126 km · Puno 148 km · Sorata 153 km · Isla del Sol 159 km · Ilave 163 km · Copacabana 176 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

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 La Rinconada (-14.6313°, -69.4464°, elevation 5,022 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	10	0
11	10	0
12	10	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	9	0
18	9	0
19	9	0
20	9	0
21	9	0
22	9	0
23	9	0
24	9	0
25	9	0
26	9	0
27	9	0
28	9	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	39
2	86	40
3	86	41
4	86	41
5	87	41
6	87	41
7	87	42
8	87	42
9	87	42
10	87	42
11	87	42
12	87	42
13	87	42
14	87	43
15	87	43
16	88	43
17	88	44
18	88	44
19	89	45
20	90	46
21	90	47
22	91	48
23	92	49
24	92	50
25	93	51
26	93	52
27	94	53
28	94	54
29	94	54
30	94	54
31	94	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	10	0
11	10	0
12	10	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	9	0
18	9	0
19	9	0
20	9	0
21	9	0
22	9	0
23	9	0
24	9	0
25	9	0
26	9	0
27	9	0
28	9	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	39
2	86	40
3	86	41
4	86	41
5	87	41
6	87	41
7	87	42
8	87	42
9	87	42
10	87	42
11	87	42
12	87	42
13	87	42
14	87	43
15	87	43
16	88	43
17	88	44
18	88	44
19	89	45
20	90	46
21	90	47
22	91	48
23	92	49
24	92	50
25	93	51
26	93	52
27	94	53
28	94	54
29	94	54
30	94	54
31	94	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	10	0
11	10	0
12	10	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	9	0
18	9	0
19	9	0
20	9	0
21	9	0
22	9	0
23	9	0
24	9	0
25	9	0
26	9	0
27	9	0
28	9	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	85	39
2	86	40
3	86	41
4	86	41
5	87	41
6	87	41
7	87	42
8	87	42
9	87	42
10	87	42
11	87	42
12	87	42
13	87	42
14	87	43
15	87	43
16	88	43
17	88	44
18	88	44
19	89	45
20	90	46
21	90	47
22	91	48
23	92	49
24	92	50
25	93	51
26	93	52
27	94	53
28	94	54
29	94	54
30	94	54
31	94	54

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100