Merida weather in December

In December, Merida sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 140 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Merida's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merida's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 140 mm; 24 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:26 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Merida is city in Venezuela.

Density: 12,000/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1558

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 19°C through the month.

A typical December day in Merida reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Merida weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 11°	108	22.8	11.6	4.3
Feb	19° / 11°	126	22.8	11.7	4.0
Mar	20° / 12°	215	27.7	11.9	3.6
Apr	20° / 13°	277	27.8	12.2	3.4
May	20° / 13°	224	27.8	12.4	3.6
Jun	20° / 12°	151	24.3	12.5	3.8
Jul	20° / 12°	147	26.1	12.4	3.7
Aug	20° / 12°	146	25.5	12.3	3.8
Sep	20° / 12°	143	24.8	12.1	3.8
Oct	20° / 12°	200	27.8	11.8	3.6
Nov	20° / 12°	203	27.4	11.6	3.5
Dec	19° / 11°	140	24	11.5	4.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 78%. 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 (%)	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	23	23	24	25	25	27	27	29	30	32	32	32	34	35	35
Cloudier (%)	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	84	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	80	77	77	76	75	75	73	73	71	70	68	68	68	66	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Merida gets around 140 mm of rain over 24 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 78% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	68	68	68	68	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	85
4	85
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	77
20	76
21	75
22	74
23	72
24	71
25	70
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

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 65% 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 (%)	46	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	60	61	62	64	65	66	68	69	71	72	73	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	81
Comfortable (%)	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	46	45	43	42	40	39	38	36	35	34	32	31	29	28	27	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 2 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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	2	calm
2	2	calm
3	2	calm
4	2	calm
5	2	calm
6	2	calm
7	2	calm
8	2	calm
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10	2	calm
11	2	calm
12	2	calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:03 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)	6:18	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	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:18	5:51
2	11.5	6:19	5:51
3	11.5	6:19	5:51
4	11.5	6:20	5:51
5	11.5	6:20	5:52
6	11.5	6:21	5:52
7	11.5	6:21	5:52
8	11.5	6:22	5:53
9	11.5	6:22	5:53
10	11.5	6:23	5:53
11	11.5	6:23	5:54
12	11.5	6:24	5:54
13	11.5	6:24	5:55
14	11.5	6:25	5:55
15	11.5	6:25	5:55
16	11.5	6:26	5:56
17	11.5	6:26	5:56
18	11.5	6:27	5:57
19	11.5	6:27	5:57
20	11.5	6:28	5:58
21	11.5	6:28	5:58
22	11.5	6:29	5:59
23	11.5	6:29	5:59
24	11.5	6:30	6:00
25	11.5	6:30	6:00
26	11.5	6:30	6:01
27	11.5	6:31	6:01
28	11.5	6:31	6:02
29	11.5	6:32	6:02
30	11.5	6:32	6:03
31	11.5	6:33	6:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.57 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)	4.4	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	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Merida?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Merida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Merida in December

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

In December, Merida sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Merida in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Merida peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (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)	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Merida 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 Merida is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 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)	16	22	34	29	23	21	19	18	17	17	16	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Merida?

Merida sits at 8.6°N, 71.2°W, 1,389 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ejido, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Merida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merida has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m around an average of 1,512 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,036 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around Merida is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

936 m

trees 52%

16 km

4,036 m

trees 51%

80 km

4,842 m

trees 49%

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

December weather nearby: Ejido 9.0 km · Tabay 12 km · Lagunillas 26 km · La Azulita 34 km · Tucaní 45 km · El Vigía 54 km · Socopó 54 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 56 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 Merida (8.579°, -71.1692°, elevation 1,389 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	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	11
22	19	11
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	11
31	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	85
4	85
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	77
20	76
21	75
22	74
23	72
24	71
25	70
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	85
4	85
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	77
20	76
21	75
22	74
23	72
24	71
25	70
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	29	71
25	30	70
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	85
4	85
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	78
19	77
20	76
21	75
22	74
23	72
24	71
25	70
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	68
30	68
31	68

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	64	36
16	65	35
17	66	34
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	71	29
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19
31	81	19