Puerto Maldonado weather in December

In December, Puerto Maldonado sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 331 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Puerto Maldonado's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Maldonado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
331 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:11 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Puerto Maldonado is capital city of Madre de Dios, Peru.

Founded
1902

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Puerto Maldonado reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Puerto Maldonado

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Maldonado weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°36927.112.73.0
Feb30° / 23°35924.612.43.0
Mar30° / 23°30025.612.13.1
Apr30° / 22°16819.111.73.9
May29° / 21°8813.811.45.2
Jun28° / 20°529.311.36.1
Jul28° / 19°467.911.36.5
Aug30° / 20°628.611.65.4
Sep31° / 22°11913.611.94.2
Oct31° / 23°22321.412.33.4
Nov30° / 23°25922.212.63.3
Dec30° / 23°3312612.73.0

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Maldonado gets around 331 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 42 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 5:06 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Puerto Maldonado

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Maldonado's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Puerto Maldonado?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Maldonado.

What to pack for Puerto Maldonado in December

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

In December, Puerto Maldonado sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Maldonado 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 Puerto Maldonado peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Maldonado 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 Puerto Maldonado is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep47Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado sits at 12.6°S, 69.2°W, 193 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tambopata, 19 km away.

CobijaEpitaciolândiaBrasiléiaXapuriLa RinconadaSicuaniAyaviri

Topography around Puerto Maldonado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Maldonado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Puerto Maldonado is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
224 m
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December weather nearby: Tambopata 19 km · Cobija 180 km · Epitaciolândia 181 km · Brasiléia 182 km · Xapuri 228 km · La Rinconada 229 km · Sicuani 288 km · Ayaviri 296 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 Puerto Maldonado (-12.5895°, -69.1995°, elevation 193 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).