Motatán weather in December

In December, Motatán sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 195 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Motatán's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motatán's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 195 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:25 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Motatán is town in Trujillo State, Venezuela.

Founded: 1579

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Motatán reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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	17

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

Motatán weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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	27° / 17°	102	22.1	11.5	4.8
Feb	28° / 18°	121	20.5	11.7	4.6
Mar	28° / 19°	229	26.4	11.9	4.0
Apr	28° / 20°	410	28.4	12.2	3.4
May	28° / 20°	451	29.6	12.4	3.0
Jun	29° / 20°	283	26.1	12.5	3.2
Jul	29° / 19°	281	26.5	12.5	3.3
Aug	29° / 19°	374	28.7	12.3	3.0
Sep	29° / 19°	463	28.8	12.1	3.0
Oct	28° / 19°	479	30.3	11.8	3.2
Nov	27° / 19°	357	28.4	11.6	3.5
Dec	27° / 18°	195	25.1	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. 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 (%)	24	25	25	25	26	27	27	29	30	32	32	33	34	36	38	38	41	41	43	44	45	47	48	50	50	52	52	54	54	56	56
Cloudier (%)	76	75	75	75	74	73	73	71	70	68	68	67	66	64	62	62	59	59	57	56	55	53	52	50	50	48	48	46	46	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Motatán gets around 195 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	72	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	83
17	83
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	76
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	72
31	71

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	21	22	23	24	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	43
Muggy (%)	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	80	78	77	76	75	73	72	70	69	66	65	63	62	60	59	57	56	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	9	91
2	0	10	90
3	0	10	90
4	0	11	89
5	0	11	89
6	0	12	88
7	0	13	87
8	0	14	86
9	0	15	85
10	0	16	84
11	0	16	84
12	0	17	83
13	0	18	82
14	1	19	80
15	1	21	78
16	1	22	77
17	1	23	76
18	1	24	75
19	1	26	73
20	1	27	72
21	1	29	70
22	1	30	69
23	2	32	66
24	2	33	65
25	2	35	63
26	2	36	62
27	2	38	60
28	2	39	59
29	2	41	57
30	2	42	56
31	2	43	55

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:59 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)	6:17	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	6:26	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
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:17	5:47
2	11.5	6:18	5:47
3	11.5	6:18	5:47
4	11.5	6:19	5:48
5	11.5	6:19	5:48
6	11.5	6:20	5:48
7	11.5	6:20	5:49
8	11.5	6:21	5:49
9	11.5	6:21	5:49
10	11.5	6:22	5:50
11	11.5	6:22	5:50
12	11.5	6:23	5:51
13	11.5	6:23	5:51
14	11.5	6:24	5:51
15	11.5	6:24	5:52
16	11.5	6:25	5:52
17	11.5	6:25	5:53
18	11.5	6:26	5:53
19	11.5	6:26	5:53
20	11.5	6:27	5:54
21	11.5	6:27	5:54
22	11.5	6:28	5:55
23	11.5	6:28	5:55
24	11.5	6:29	5:56
25	11.5	6:29	5:56
26	11.5	6:30	5:57
27	11.5	6:30	5:57
28	11.5	6:30	5:58
29	11.5	6:31	5:58
30	11.5	6:31	5:59
31	11.5	6:32	5:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 4.79 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Motatán?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Motatán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Motatán in December

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

In December, Motatán sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Motatán in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Motatán peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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)	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Motatán 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 Motatán is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 12 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)	14	20	29	27	24	22	21	20	16	15	14	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Motatán?

Motatán sits at 9.4°N, 70.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Valera, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Motatán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motatán has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m around an average of 435 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,631 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,671 m.

The land around Motatán is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

684 m

trees 70%

16 km

1,631 m

trees 73%

80 km

4,671 m

trees 55%

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

December weather nearby: Valera 8.0 km · Pampanito 10 km · Escuque 14 km · Pampán 14 km · Trujillo 17 km · El Dividive 18 km · Sabana de Mendoza 21 km · Boconó 40 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 Motatán (9.3918°, -70.5906°, elevation 321 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	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	83
17	83
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	76
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	72
31	71

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	9	91
2	0	10	90
3	0	10	90
4	0	11	89
5	0	11	89
6	0	12	88
7	0	13	87
8	0	14	86
9	0	15	85
10	0	16	84
11	0	16	84
12	0	17	83
13	0	18	82
14	1	19	80
15	1	21	78
16	1	22	77
17	1	23	76
18	1	24	75
19	1	26	73
20	1	27	72
21	1	29	70
22	1	30	69
23	2	32	66
24	2	33	65
25	2	35	63
26	2	36	62
27	2	38	60
28	2	39	59
29	2	41	57
30	2	42	56
31	2	43	55

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	83
17	83
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	76
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	72
31	71

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	9	91
2	0	10	90
3	0	10	90
4	0	11	89
5	0	11	89
6	0	12	88
7	0	13	87
8	0	14	86
9	0	15	85
10	0	16	84
11	0	16	84
12	0	17	83
13	0	18	82
14	1	19	80
15	1	21	78
16	1	22	77
17	1	23	76
18	1	24	75
19	1	26	73
20	1	27	72
21	1	29	70
22	1	30	69
23	2	32	66
24	2	33	65
25	2	35	63
26	2	36	62
27	2	38	60
28	2	39	59
29	2	41	57
30	2	42	56
31	2	43	55

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	29	71
9	30	70
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	84
15	84
16	83
17	83
18	82
19	81
20	80
21	79
22	78
23	77
24	76
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	72
31	71

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	9	91
2	0	10	90
3	0	10	90
4	0	11	89
5	0	11	89
6	0	12	88
7	0	13	87
8	0	14	86
9	0	15	85
10	0	16	84
11	0	16	84
12	0	17	83
13	0	18	82
14	1	19	80
15	1	21	78
16	1	22	77
17	1	23	76
18	1	24	75
19	1	26	73
20	1	27	72
21	1	29	70
22	1	30	69
23	2	32	66
24	2	33	65
25	2	35	63
26	2	36	62
27	2	38	60
28	2	39	59
29	2	41	57
30	2	42	56
31	2	43	55