Coloncito weather in December

In December, Coloncito sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 196 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Coloncito's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coloncito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 29.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:29 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Coloncito is municipal seat of Panamericano, Táchira, Venezuela.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical December day in Coloncito reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Coloncito weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 15°	174	29.4	11.6	3.8
Feb	23° / 16°	189	27.4	11.7	3.6
Mar	23° / 16°	289	30.4	11.9	3.6
Apr	24° / 17°	340	29.4	12.2	3.5
May	24° / 17°	293	29.5	12.4	3.7
Jun	24° / 17°	165	26.6	12.5	3.9
Jul	24° / 17°	153	27.1	12.4	4.0
Aug	24° / 17°	165	25.3	12.3	4.2
Sep	24° / 17°	226	27.1	12	3.9
Oct	24° / 17°	304	30.1	11.8	3.6
Nov	23° / 17°	264	28.9	11.6	3.6
Dec	23° / 16°	196	29.6	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	17	18	18	19	22	23	24	25	25	27	28	29	30	30	32	33	33	34
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	85	83	82	82	81	78	77	76	75	75	73	72	71	70	70	68	67	67	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Coloncito gets around 196 mm of rain over 29.6 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 96% and peaks near 96% 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

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

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15
Humid (%)	83	84	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	87	87	88	87	87	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	82
Muggy (%)	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	83	14
2	3	84	13
3	3	85	12
4	3	85	12
5	3	86	11
6	4	86	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	88	8
11	5	87	8
12	5	87	8
13	5	88	7
14	6	87	7
15	6	87	7
16	6	88	6
17	7	87	6
18	7	87	6
19	8	87	5
20	8	87	5
21	9	86	5
22	10	86	4
23	10	86	4
24	11	85	4
25	12	85	3
26	12	85	3
27	13	84	3
28	14	83	3
29	14	83	3
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 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 6:22 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:07 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:22	5:55
2	11.5	6:22	5:55
3	11.5	6:23	5:55
4	11.5	6:23	5:55
5	11.5	6:24	5:56
6	11.5	6:24	5:56
7	11.5	6:25	5:56
8	11.5	6:25	5:57
9	11.5	6:26	5:57
10	11.5	6:26	5:58
11	11.5	6:26	5:58
12	11.5	6:27	5:58
13	11.5	6:27	5:59
14	11.5	6:28	5:59
15	11.5	6:28	6:00
16	11.5	6:29	6:00
17	11.5	6:29	6:00
18	11.5	6:30	6:01
19	11.5	6:30	6:01
20	11.5	6:31	6:02
21	11.5	6:31	6:02
22	11.5	6:32	6:03
23	11.5	6:32	6:03
24	11.5	6:33	6:04
25	11.5	6:33	6:04
26	11.5	6:34	6:05
27	11.5	6:34	6:05
28	11.5	6:35	6:06
29	11.5	6:35	6:06
30	11.5	6:35	6:07
31	11.5	6:36	6:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	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	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	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	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Coloncito?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Coloncito.

What to pack for Coloncito in December

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

In December, Coloncito sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Coloncito in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coloncito peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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)	12	14	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Coloncito 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 Coloncito is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 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)	19	25	35	31	25	22	20	20	21	20	19	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Coloncito?

Coloncito sits at 8.3°N, 72.1°W, 134 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Fría, 22 km away.

Topography around Coloncito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coloncito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,538 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,847 m.

The land around Coloncito is covered by grassland (64%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

221 m

grassland 64%

16 km

2,538 m

grassland 57%

80 km

3,847 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

December weather nearby: La Fría 22 km · La Grita 24 km · Bailadores 30 km · Puerto Santander 35 km · Tovar 37 km · Colón 38 km · Michelena 45 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 50 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
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 Coloncito (8.3261°, -72.0874°, elevation 134 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	23	17
2	23	17
3	23	17
4	23	17
5	23	17
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	83	14
2	3	84	13
3	3	85	12
4	3	85	12
5	3	86	11
6	4	86	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	88	8
11	5	87	8
12	5	87	8
13	5	88	7
14	6	87	7
15	6	87	7
16	6	88	6
17	7	87	6
18	7	87	6
19	8	87	5
20	8	87	5
21	9	86	5
22	10	86	4
23	10	86	4
24	11	85	4
25	12	85	3
26	12	85	3
27	13	84	3
28	14	83	3
29	14	83	3
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	83	14
2	3	84	13
3	3	85	12
4	3	85	12
5	3	86	11
6	4	86	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	88	8
11	5	87	8
12	5	87	8
13	5	88	7
14	6	87	7
15	6	87	7
16	6	88	6
17	7	87	6
18	7	87	6
19	8	87	5
20	8	87	5
21	9	86	5
22	10	86	4
23	10	86	4
24	11	85	4
25	12	85	3
26	12	85	3
27	13	84	3
28	14	83	3
29	14	83	3
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	34	66

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	83	14
2	3	84	13
3	3	85	12
4	3	85	12
5	3	86	11
6	4	86	10
7	4	86	10
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	88	8
11	5	87	8
12	5	87	8
13	5	88	7
14	6	87	7
15	6	87	7
16	6	88	6
17	7	87	6
18	7	87	6
19	8	87	5
20	8	87	5
21	9	86	5
22	10	86	4
23	10	86	4
24	11	85	4
25	12	85	3
26	12	85	3
27	13	84	3
28	14	83	3
29	14	83	3
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3