Selva Alegre weather in December

In December, Selva Alegre sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 19.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Selva Alegre's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selva Alegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:13 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Selva Alegre is city in Arequipa, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical December day in Selva Alegre reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17157
18157
19157
20157
21157
22157
23157
24157
25157
26157
27157
28157
29147
30147
31147

How December really feels in Selva Alegre

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.

Selva Alegre weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 21027.70.312.92.3
Feb14° / 22226.90.112.52.1
Mar14° / 19028.6012.12.2
Apr15° / 8619.9011.63.4
May16° / 144.9011.25.8
Jun16° / 30.90.1116.5
Jul16° / 410.511.16.4
Aug16° / 82.40.511.56.6
Sep17° / 123.80.311.96.7
Oct17° / 256.20.112.46.2
Nov17° / 399.40.112.85.4
Dec16° / 10819.20.1133.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52476
62377
72377
82179
92179
102179
112179
122080
131981
141783
151783
161684
171585
181387
191387
201189
211189
22991
23892
24892
25793
26793
27793
28793
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Selva Alegre gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 19.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 62% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
540
641
743
844
946
1048
1150
1252
1355
1457
1560
1662
1765
1867
1970
2073
2175
2277
2378
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
2982
3082
3182

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:096:03
212.95:096:04
312.95:096:04
412.95:096:05
512.95:106:05
612.95:106:06
712.95:106:06
812.95:106:07
912.95:116:08
1013.05:116:08
1113.05:116:09
1213.05:126:09
1313.05:126:10
1413.05:126:10
1513.05:136:11
1613.05:136:11
1713.05:146:12
1813.05:146:12
1913.05:146:13
2013.05:156:13
2113.05:156:14
2213.05:166:14
2313.05:166:15
2413.05:176:15
2513.05:176:16
2613.05:186:16
2713.05:186:17
2813.05:196:17
2913.05:196:17
3013.05:206:18
3113.05:206:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 7.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
77.9Intense
87.9Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.7Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.5Intense
157.4Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Selva Alegre

In seasonPeak

In December, Selva Alegre sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Selva Alegre's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Selva Alegre?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Selva Alegre.

What to pack for Selva Alegre in December

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

In December, Selva Alegre sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Selva Alegre in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Selva Alegre peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 17Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Selva Alegre?

Selva Alegre sits at 16.4°S, 71.5°W, 2,455 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Arequipa, 3.0 km away.

San Antonio

Topography around Selva Alegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selva Alegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m around an average of 2,490 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,158 m.

The land around Selva Alegre is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
471 m
16 km
3,849 m
80 km
6,158 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Arequipa 3.0 km · Ciudad Satelite 7.0 km · Cono Norte 8.0 km · Jacobo Hunter 8.0 km · El Pedregal 71 km · Mollendo 89 km · Moquegua 111 km · San Antonio 114 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 Selva Alegre (-16.3706°, -71.5272°, elevation 2,455 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).