Ambato Weather in December
Ambato in December
The short of it: Ambato in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 38 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & January
December in Ambato brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 9°, with about 38 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Ambato runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Píllaro, 11 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Ambato, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PíllaroTungurahua Province | 11 km NE | 21° | 9° | 42 mm |
| PelileoTungurahua Province | 12 km SE | 21° | 9° | 40 mm |
| San MiguelCotopaxi | 23 km N | 21° | 9° | 49 mm |
| BañosTungurahua Province | 27 km SE | 22° | 11° | 56 mm |
| PujilíCotopaxi | 34 km NNW | 19° | 7° | 57 mm |
| LatacungaCotopaxi | 35 km N | 20° | 8° | 52 mm |
| GuanoChimborazo Province | 40 km S | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| SaquisilíCotopaxi | 46 km N | 19° | 7° | 66 mm |