Laredo weather in December

In December, Laredo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Laredo's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laredo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:58 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Laredo is town in La Libertad, Peru.

Founded
1961

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 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Laredo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Laredo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°266.812.46.7
Feb26° / 20°5311.512.35.7
Mar26° / 20°661612.15.4
Apr25° / 18°266.711.87.1
May24° / 17°40.811.68.6
Jun23° / 16°10.111.58.8
Jul22° / 15°10.111.68.8
Aug22° / 14°10.111.78.7
Sep22° / 15°20.6128.3
Oct23° / 15°41.112.28.1
Nov24° / 16°4112.48.1
Dec25° / 17°92.312.57.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Laredo gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1435430
2415630
3395830
4366130
5346330
6326440
7306640
8286840
9267040
10247240
11227440
12207451
13197551
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15157861
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22583111
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24482131
25382141
26282151
27281161
28280171
29180181
30178201
31177211

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:52 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:19
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312.45:536:20
412.45:536:20
512.45:546:21
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2012.56:006:28
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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 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Laredo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Laredo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Laredo in December

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

In December, Laredo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Laredo in December

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 7 to Apr 12 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Laredo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Laredo peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 17Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Laredo?

Laredo sits at 8.1°S, 79.0°W, 97 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Laredo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laredo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,315 m.

The land around Laredo is covered by trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (29%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
2,137 m
80 km
4,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Trujillo 8.0 km · Moche 11 km · Santiago de Cao 34 km · Virú 43 km · Chocope 44 km · Paiján 55 km · San Pedro de Lloc 95 km · Pacasmayo 102 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 Laredo (-8.0897°, -78.9602°, elevation 97 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).