Moyobamba weather in December

In December, Moyobamba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 168 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Moyobamba's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Moyobamba is capital city of San Martín, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Moyobamba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12718
22718
32718
42618
52618
62618
72618
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102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
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202618
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242618
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272618
282618
292618
302618
312618

Moyobamba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°16927.112.33.9
Feb26° / 17°17925.312.23.7
Mar26° / 17°24729.6123.5
Apr27° / 17°21027.811.93.7
May27° / 17°16626.711.74.0
Jun26° / 16°12423.711.74.6
Jul26° / 15°10322.211.75.0
Aug26° / 15°9321.611.85.0
Sep27° / 16°12224.6124.2
Oct27° / 17°16928.312.13.7
Nov27° / 18°1742812.33.6
Dec26° / 18°16827.912.33.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101288
111288
121288
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281486
291486
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Moyobamba gets around 168 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
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1491
1591
1691
1790
1890
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2090
2190
2289
2389
2488
2587
2687
2786
2886
2986
3085
3185

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
103862
203961
304060
404159
504258
604357
704456
804456
904555
1004654
1104753
1204852
1304951
1405050
1505149
1605248
1705347
1805446
1905545
2005545
2105644
2205743
2315643
2415742
2515841
2615940
2716039
2816039
2916039
3016138
3116138

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
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55calm
65calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:486:07
212.35:486:08
312.35:496:08
412.35:496:09
512.35:496:09
612.35:506:10
712.35:506:10
812.35:506:11
912.35:516:11
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1212.35:526:13
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1412.35:536:14
1512.35:536:14
1612.35:546:15
1712.35:546:15
1812.35:556:15
1912.35:556:16
2012.45:556:16
2112.45:566:17
2212.45:566:17
2312.45:576:18
2412.45:576:18
2512.35:586:19
2612.35:586:19
2712.35:596:20
2812.35:596:20
2912.36:006:21
3012.36:006:21
3112.36:016:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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75.0Bright
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185.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Moyobamba?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moyobamba.

What to pack for Moyobamba in December

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

In December, Moyobamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moyobamba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moyobamba peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Aug 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moyobamba?

Moyobamba sits at 6.0°S, 77.0°W, 741 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 21 km away.

BellavistaJuanjuíBagua GrandeLa Peca

Topography around Moyobamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyobamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 848 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Moyobamba is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
925 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Rioja 21 km · La Banda 86 km · Yurimaguas 95 km · Chachapoyas 101 km · Bellavista 121 km · Juanjuí 130 km · Bagua Grande 165 km · La Peca 168 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 Moyobamba (-6.0344°, -76.9742°, elevation 741 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).