Paramonga weather in December

In December, Paramonga sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Paramonga's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paramonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:49 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Paramonga is town in Lima, Peru.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical December day in Paramonga reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Paramonga 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
Jan24° / 20°134.512.67.4
Feb25° / 20°257.112.46.7
Mar24° / 20°236.812.16.9
Apr23° / 19°51.511.87.9
May22° / 17°20.511.58.3
Jun21° / 17°20.211.48.2
Jul20° / 16°20.211.48.1
Aug20° / 15°30.611.68.0
Sep20° / 15°20.211.97.9
Oct21° / 16°20.312.27.7
Nov22° / 17°20.412.57.8
Dec23° / 18°51.412.67.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53070
62872
72872
82773
92773
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paramonga gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% 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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
136622
233652
330673
427703
525723
622753
720773
817803
915823
1014833
1112844
1211854
139874
148884
157885
166895
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184906
194897
203907
213898
222899
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2418712
2518514
2608515
2708317
2808119
2907921
3007723
3107525

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 5:44 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:446:18
212.65:446:19
312.65:446:19
412.65:456:20
512.65:456:21
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712.65:456:22
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1312.65:486:25
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2012.65:516:28
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2712.65:546:31
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2912.65:556:32
3012.65:556:33
3112.65:566:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
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47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Paramonga?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Paramonga for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Paramonga in December

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

In December, Paramonga sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Paramonga 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 8 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Paramonga 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 Paramonga peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paramonga?

Paramonga sits at 10.7°S, 77.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Barranca, 12 km away.

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Topography around Paramonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paramonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,112 m.

The land around Paramonga is covered by water (33%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (41%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
690 m
80 km
5,112 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Barranca 12 km · Huaura 52 km · Hualmay 53 km · Huacho 56 km · Huarmey 75 km · Huaral 115 km · Chancay 118 km · Huaraz 131 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 Paramonga (-10.6667°, -77.8333°, elevation 11 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).