Popayán Weather in December
Popayán in December
The short of it: Popayán in December averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 262 mm (10.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 262 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Popayán brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 14°, with about 262 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 262 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Popayán runs about middling and about as wet in December. Paispamba, 20 km to the S, is 5° cooler by day.
December in Popayán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 53 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaispambaCauca Department | 20 km S | 19° | 9° | 209 mm |
| LópezCauca Department | 21 km W | 24° | 15° | 270 mm |
| CajibíoCauca Department | 21 km NNE | 24° | 13° | 249 mm |
| El TamboCauca Department | 22 km W | 24° | 15° | 270 mm |
| PiendamoCauca Department | 24 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 227 mm |
| RosasCauca Department | 24 km SW | 24° | 15° | 284 mm |
| TotoróCauca Department | 25 km ENE | 18° | 8° | 151 mm |
| Villa RicaCauca Department | 28 km WNW | 24° | 14° | 281 mm |