Cayambe Weather in December
Cayambe in December
The short of it: Cayambe in December averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 81 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
December in Cayambe brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 81 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cayambe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Otavalo, 25 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Cayambe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 33 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtavaloImbabura | 25 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 77 mm |
| CotacachiImbabura | 32 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 80 mm |
| AtuntaquiImbabura | 33 km NNW | 21° | 10° | 75 mm |
| OyambarilloPichincha | 33 km SW | 21° | 9° | 86 mm |
| IbarraImbabura | 34 km N | 22° | 11° | 68 mm |
| PomasquiPichincha | 36 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 71 mm |
| PimampiroImbabura | 45 km NNE | 23° | 12° | 58 mm |
| QuitoPichincha | 52 km SW | 19° | 8° | 100 mm |