Sechura weather in December

In December, Sechura sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Sechura's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sechura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:10 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sechura is city in Sechura, Piura, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sechura reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Sechura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sechura 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
Jan30° / 22°232.712.35.5
Feb31° / 23°375.612.24.7
Mar31° / 23°586.9124.5
Apr30° / 22°213.611.95.6
May29° / 20°31.111.87.1
Jun26° / 19°10.311.78.4
Jul25° / 18°00.111.78.8
Aug25° / 17°00.111.89.0
Sep26° / 17°10.3128.5
Oct26° / 18°20.812.18.1
Nov27° / 18°41.212.37.7
Dec29° / 20°102.612.36.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45149
55149
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75149
85149
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105248
115248
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sechura gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
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45
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65
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95
106
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3010
319

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
168491
258591
348691
448592
538692
638692
728792
8286102
9186103
10185113
11184123
12184123
13182143
14181153
15180163
16079183
17077203
18075223
19073243
20071263
21068293
22066313
23063343
24061363
25058393
26055423
27053443
28051463
29048493
30046513
31043543

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 6:04 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:22
212.36:046:22
312.36:056:23
412.36:056:23
512.36:056:24
612.36:066:24
712.36:066:25
812.36:076:25
912.36:076:26
1012.36:076:26
1112.36:086:27
1212.36:086:27
1312.36:096:28
1412.36:096:28
1512.36:096:29
1612.36:106:29
1712.36:106:30
1812.36:116:30
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2012.36:126:31
2112.36:126:31
2212.36:136:32
2312.36:136:32
2412.36:146:33
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2612.36:146:34
2712.36:156:34
2812.36:156:35
2912.36:166:35
3012.36:166:36
3112.36:176:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is December a good time to visit Sechura?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sechura for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sechura in December

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

In December, Sechura sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sechura in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 23°C and coldest in September near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 25 to May 15 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Cool

UV index in Sechura 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 Sechura peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sechura?

Sechura sits at 5.6°S, 80.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 19 km away.

Topography around Sechura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sechura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Sechura is covered by bare terrain (53%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: La Unión 19 km · Catacaos 36 km · San Martin 45 km · Piura 46 km · Paita 61 km · Sullana 74 km · Marcavelica 77 km · Querecotillo 82 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 Sechura (-5.5569°, -80.8222°, elevation 15 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).