Yanacancha weather in December

In December, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 234 mm of precipitation across 27.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Yanacancha's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanacancha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
234 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Yanacancha is human settlement in 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 12°C through the month.

A typical December day in Yanacancha reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Yanacancha

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.

Yanacancha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 23427.9912.51.6
Feb11° / 24126.48.912.31.5
Mar11° / 26329.79.112.11.4
Apr11° / 15626.43.611.81.6
May11° / -0°84211.811.52.0
Jun10° / -1°4212.81.611.42.2
Jul10° / -2°3912.32.411.52.2
Aug10° / -2°61163.411.72.2
Sep11° / -1°11924.34.411.91.7
Oct11° / 18827.86.612.21.6
Nov12° / 18725.15.412.51.9
Dec12° / 23427.28.412.61.7

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 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yanacancha gets around 234 mm of rain and snow over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of December to 12 h 36 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 5:40 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Yanacancha

In seasonPeak

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

Yanacancha's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Yanacancha?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yanacancha.

What to pack for Yanacancha in December

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

In December, Yanacancha sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Yanacancha in December

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Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yanacancha peaks around February 14 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.2°S, 76.6°W, 3,997 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chaupimarca, 27 km away.

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Topography around Yanacancha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanacancha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 4,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,492 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (100%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
5,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainsnow and icewater
December weather nearby: Chaupimarca 27 km · Huánuco 56 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Cerro de Pasco 64 km · Junín 125 km · Huaraz 125 km · Centenario 126 km · Tingo María 127 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 Yanacancha (-10.2411°, -76.6456°, elevation 3,997 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).