Talara weather in December

In December, Talara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.7 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Talara's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Talara is city in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Talara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Talara 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°194.312.27.1
Feb29° / 23°446.912.15.9
Mar29° / 23°517.3125.7
Apr28° / 22°164.211.97.1
May27° / 21°51.511.88.1
Jun25° / 19°10.511.78.8
Jul24° / 18°10.311.89.2
Aug23° / 18°0011.99.2
Sep24° / 18°10.4128.9
Oct24° / 18°20.612.18.7
Nov25° / 19°41.212.28.5
Dec26° / 20°142.712.38.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Talara gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
75
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105
115
126
136
146
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178
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199
2010
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1382141
2382141
3281152
4281152
5281152
6181162
7181162
8179173
9179173
10178183
11078193
12077203
13075223
14074233
15073243
16071263
17068284
18066304
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20061354
21058384
22055414
23052444
24049474
25046504
26044533
27041563
28038593
29036613
30034633
31032653

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:076:22
212.26:086:23
312.26:086:23
412.36:086:24
512.36:096:24
612.36:096:24
712.36:106:25
812.36:106:25
912.36:106:26
1012.36:116:26
1112.36:116:27
1212.36:126:27
1312.36:126:28
1412.36:126:28
1512.36:136:29
1612.36:136:29
1712.36:146:30
1812.36:146:30
1912.36:156:31
2012.36:156:31
2112.36:166:32
2212.36:166:32
2312.36:176:32
2412.36:176:33
2512.36:186:33
2612.36:186:34
2712.36:186:34
2812.36:196:35
2912.36:196:35
3012.36:206:36
3112.36:206:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Talara?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Talara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Talara in December

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

In December, Talara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Talara in December

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 21 to Jun 13 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Talara 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 Talara peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Talara?

Talara sits at 4.6°S, 81.3°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Breita, 56 km away.

Topography around Talara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m.

The land around Talara is covered by bare terrain (51%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
1,556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: La Breita 56 km · Máncora 58 km · Paita 60 km · Marcavelica 71 km · Sullana 74 km · Querecotillo 75 km · San Martin 95 km · Piura 96 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 Talara (-4.5772°, -81.2719°, elevation 12 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).