Yanacancha weather in December

In December, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 175 mm of precipitation across 27.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanacancha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 175 mm; 27.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:43 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

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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 2°C overnight — a 10°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.

	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	177	28	2.3	12.6	1.8
Feb	12° / 2°	181	26.6	2	12.4	1.6
Mar	12° / 2°	169	28.7	1.6	12.1	1.6
Apr	12° / 1°	90	23	0.7	11.8	2.0
May	11° / 0°	56	16.5	0.6	11.5	2.4
Jun	11° / -1°	26	8.2	0.6	11.4	2.8
Jul	11° / -2°	23	8.1	0.8	11.4	2.7
Aug	11° / -1°	36	11.4	1.3	11.6	2.7
Sep	11° / -0°	69	19.9	1.5	11.9	2.1
Oct	11° / 1°	112	25.1	1.5	12.2	1.9
Nov	12° / 1°	124	24	1.4	12.5	2.1
Dec	12° / 2°	175	27.4	1.8	12.6	1.9

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%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Yanacancha gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 27.4 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 90% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	5
2	84	5
3	84	5
4	84	5
5	85	5
6	85	5
7	85	5
8	86	4
9	86	4
10	86	4
11	87	4
12	87	4
13	87	4
14	87	4
15	88	4
16	88	4
17	88	4
18	88	5
19	89	5
20	89	5
21	89	6
22	90	6
23	90	7
24	90	7
25	90	7
26	90	8
27	90	8
28	90	8
29	90	8
30	89	8
31	89	8

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.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 5:37 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:27 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50
Sunset (PM)	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	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:37	6:12
2	12.6	5:38	6:13
3	12.6	5:38	6:13
4	12.6	5:38	6:14
5	12.6	5:38	6:14
6	12.6	5:39	6:15
7	12.6	5:39	6:15
8	12.6	5:39	6:16
9	12.6	5:40	6:16
10	12.6	5:40	6:17
11	12.6	5:41	6:17
12	12.6	5:41	6:18
13	12.6	5:41	6:18
14	12.6	5:42	6:19
15	12.6	5:42	6:19
16	12.6	5:43	6:20
17	12.6	5:43	6:20
18	12.6	5:43	6:21
19	12.6	5:44	6:21
20	12.6	5:44	6:22
21	12.6	5:45	6:22
22	12.6	5:45	6:23
23	12.6	5:46	6:23
24	12.6	5:46	6:24
25	12.6	5:47	6:24
26	12.6	5:47	6:25
27	12.6	5:48	6:25
28	12.6	5:48	6:25
29	12.6	5:49	6:26
30	12.6	5:49	6:26
31	12.6	5:50	6:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.89 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

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 October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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).

1.9

Sightseeing

8th-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 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Yanacancha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	19	20	18	16	14	12	12	14	15	18	17	18
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	20	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	18	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	18	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.7°S, 76.3°W, 4,348 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cerro de Pasco, 0.0 km away.

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 significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 4,352 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,626 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

513 m

grassland 67%

16 km

1,202 m

grassland 93%

80 km

4,626 m

grassland 80%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

December weather nearby: Cerro de Pasco 0.0 km · Chaupimarca 37 km · Junín 62 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Huánuco 82 km · La Oroya 102 km · Tarma 104 km · Huaral 139 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
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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 (-10.6659°, -76.2553°, elevation 4,348 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	5
2	84	5
3	84	5
4	84	5
5	85	5
6	85	5
7	85	5
8	86	4
9	86	4
10	86	4
11	87	4
12	87	4
13	87	4
14	87	4
15	88	4
16	88	4
17	88	4
18	88	5
19	89	5
20	89	5
21	89	6
22	90	6
23	90	7
24	90	7
25	90	7
26	90	8
27	90	8
28	90	8
29	90	8
30	89	8
31	89	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	5
2	84	5
3	84	5
4	84	5
5	85	5
6	85	5
7	85	5
8	86	4
9	86	4
10	86	4
11	87	4
12	87	4
13	87	4
14	87	4
15	88	4
16	88	4
17	88	4
18	88	5
19	89	5
20	89	5
21	89	6
22	90	6
23	90	7
24	90	7
25	90	7
26	90	8
27	90	8
28	90	8
29	90	8
30	89	8
31	89	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	5
2	84	5
3	84	5
4	84	5
5	85	5
6	85	5
7	85	5
8	86	4
9	86	4
10	86	4
11	87	4
12	87	4
13	87	4
14	87	4
15	88	4
16	88	4
17	88	4
18	88	5
19	89	5
20	89	5
21	89	6
22	90	6
23	90	7
24	90	7
25	90	7
26	90	8
27	90	8
28	90	8
29	90	8
30	89	8
31	89	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100