Uchiza weather in December

In December, Uchiza sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 330 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Uchiza's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uchiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 330 mm; 24.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:47 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Uchiza is city 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Uchiza reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°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 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Uchiza weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	307	23.5	12.4	4.4
Feb	25° / 18°	293	21.2	12.3	4.4
Mar	26° / 18°	228	22.1	12.1	4.6
Apr	26° / 17°	123	18.1	11.8	5.1
May	26° / 17°	87	15.6	11.6	5.9
Jun	26° / 16°	51	9.5	11.5	7.0
Jul	26° / 16°	40	7.2	11.6	7.5
Aug	27° / 16°	28	6.2	11.7	7.5
Sep	28° / 17°	46	7.5	12	6.7
Oct	27° / 18°	137	15.5	12.2	5.5
Nov	26° / 18°	254	21.3	12.4	4.6
Dec	26° / 18°	330	24.8	12.5	4.2

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Uchiza gets around 330 mm of rain over 24.8 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

	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	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Muggy (%)	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
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29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:42 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:24 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:10	6:10	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	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:42	6:09
2	12.5	5:42	6:10
3	12.5	5:42	6:10
4	12.5	5:43	6:11
5	12.5	5:43	6:11
6	12.5	5:43	6:12
7	12.5	5:44	6:12
8	12.5	5:44	6:13
9	12.5	5:44	6:13
10	12.5	5:45	6:14
11	12.5	5:45	6:14
12	12.5	5:46	6:15
13	12.5	5:46	6:15
14	12.5	5:46	6:16
15	12.5	5:47	6:16
16	12.5	5:47	6:17
17	12.5	5:48	6:17
18	12.5	5:48	6:18
19	12.5	5:49	6:18
20	12.5	5:49	6:19
21	12.5	5:50	6:19
22	12.5	5:50	6:20
23	12.5	5:51	6:20
24	12.5	5:51	6:21
25	12.5	5:51	6:21
26	12.5	5:52	6:21
27	12.5	5:52	6:22
28	12.5	5:53	6:22
29	12.5	5:53	6:23
30	12.5	5:54	6:23
31	12.5	5:54	6:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.47 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Uchiza

In seasonPeak

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

Uchiza's monsoon runs November–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 Uchiza?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Uchiza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uchiza in December

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

In December, Uchiza sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Uchiza 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 Uchiza peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (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	12	12	10	10	11	11	14	14	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	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Uchiza 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 Uchiza is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 9 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)	12	14	13	11	9	9	11	23	26	12	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Uchiza?

Uchiza sits at 8.5°S, 76.5°W, 563 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tocache, 31 km away.

Topography around Uchiza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uchiza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,830 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,490 m.

The land around Uchiza is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

385 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,830 m

trees 84%

80 km

4,490 m

trees 85%

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

December weather nearby: Tocache 31 km · Tingo María 106 km · Aguaytía 123 km · Juanjuí 146 km · Bellavista 157 km · Huánuco 165 km · Centenario 166 km · Huaraz 167 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 Uchiza (-8.4592°, -76.4633°, elevation 563 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72