Rioja weather in December

In December, Rioja sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 152 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Rioja's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rioja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 152 mm; 24.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:54 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Rioja is town in San Martín, Peru.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Rioja reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Rioja weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	148	22.8	12.3	4.7
Feb	24° / 16°	153	22.5	12.2	4.4
Mar	24° / 16°	197	25.8	12	4.2
Apr	25° / 16°	159	25.3	11.9	4.2
May	24° / 15°	114	24	11.7	4.7
Jun	24° / 14°	70	17.7	11.7	5.8
Jul	24° / 14°	54	14.4	11.7	6.4
Aug	25° / 14°	42	12.2	11.8	6.7
Sep	26° / 15°	55	14.3	12	5.9
Oct	25° / 15°	117	20.9	12.1	4.9
Nov	25° / 16°	166	24.9	12.3	4.3
Dec	24° / 16°	152	24.7	12.3	4.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	14
Cloudier (%)	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rioja gets around 152 mm of rain over 24.7 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

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 84% 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
Comfortable (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21
Humid (%)	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	87	86	85	84	84	83	83	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	78
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	88	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	11	88	1
5	11	88	1
6	12	87	1
7	12	87	1
8	12	87	1
9	12	87	1
10	12	87	1
11	12	87	1
12	13	86	1
13	13	86	1
14	13	87	0
15	14	86	0
16	14	85	1
17	15	84	1
18	15	84	1
19	16	83	1
20	16	83	1
21	16	84	0
22	17	83	0
23	17	83	0
24	18	82	0
25	19	81	0
26	19	81	0
27	20	80	0
28	20	79	1
29	20	79	1
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:49 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:22 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:49	6:08
2	12.3	5:49	6:09
3	12.3	5:49	6:09
4	12.3	5:50	6:10
5	12.3	5:50	6:10
6	12.3	5:50	6:11
7	12.3	5:51	6:11
8	12.3	5:51	6:11
9	12.3	5:51	6:12
10	12.3	5:52	6:12
11	12.3	5:52	6:13
12	12.3	5:53	6:13
13	12.3	5:53	6:14
14	12.3	5:53	6:14
15	12.3	5:54	6:15
16	12.3	5:54	6:15
17	12.4	5:55	6:16
18	12.4	5:55	6:16
19	12.4	5:56	6:17
20	12.4	5:56	6:17
21	12.4	5:57	6:18
22	12.4	5:57	6:18
23	12.4	5:58	6:19
24	12.4	5:58	6:19
25	12.4	5:59	6:20
26	12.4	5:59	6:20
27	12.4	5:59	6:20
28	12.3	6:00	6:21
29	12.3	6:00	6:21
30	12.3	6:01	6:22
31	12.3	6:01	6:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.01 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Rioja?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Rioja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rioja in December

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

In December, Rioja sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rioja 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 Rioja peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 11 (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)	16	17	16	14	13	11	11	11	13	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Rioja 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 Rioja 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	12	10	8	8	9	16	20	10	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Rioja?

Rioja sits at 6.1°S, 77.2°W, 831 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Moyobamba, 21 km away.

Topography around Rioja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rioja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,807 m.

The land around Rioja is covered by trees (34%), grassland (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

trees 34%

16 km

1,549 m

trees 64%

80 km

3,807 m

trees 89%

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

December weather nearby: Moyobamba 21 km · Chachapoyas 80 km · La Banda 103 km · Yurimaguas 117 km · Bellavista 128 km · Juanjuí 134 km · Bagua Grande 145 km · La Peca 149 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 Rioja (-6.0568°, -77.1665°, elevation 831 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	88	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	11	88	1
5	11	88	1
6	12	87	1
7	12	87	1
8	12	87	1
9	12	87	1
10	12	87	1
11	12	87	1
12	13	86	1
13	13	86	1
14	13	87	0
15	14	86	0
16	14	85	1
17	15	84	1
18	15	84	1
19	16	83	1
20	16	83	1
21	16	84	0
22	17	83	0
23	17	83	0
24	18	82	0
25	19	81	0
26	19	81	0
27	20	80	0
28	20	79	1
29	20	79	1
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	88	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	11	88	1
5	11	88	1
6	12	87	1
7	12	87	1
8	12	87	1
9	12	87	1
10	12	87	1
11	12	87	1
12	13	86	1
13	13	86	1
14	13	87	0
15	14	86	0
16	14	85	1
17	15	84	1
18	15	84	1
19	16	83	1
20	16	83	1
21	16	84	0
22	17	83	0
23	17	83	0
24	18	82	0
25	19	81	0
26	19	81	0
27	20	80	0
28	20	79	1
29	20	79	1
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	81
17	81
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	75
28	74
29	74
30	73
31	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	88	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	11	88	1
5	11	88	1
6	12	87	1
7	12	87	1
8	12	87	1
9	12	87	1
10	12	87	1
11	12	87	1
12	13	86	1
13	13	86	1
14	13	87	0
15	14	86	0
16	14	85	1
17	15	84	1
18	15	84	1
19	16	83	1
20	16	83	1
21	16	84	0
22	17	83	0
23	17	83	0
24	18	82	0
25	19	81	0
26	19	81	0
27	20	80	0
28	20	79	1
29	20	79	1
30	21	78	1
31	21	78	1