Loja Weather in December
Loja in December
The short of it: Loja in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 72 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Loja an average December high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Loja runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Catamayo, 17 km to the W, is 7° warmer by day.
December in Loja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatamayoLoja | 17 km W | 29° | 17° | 76 mm |
| ZamoraZamora Chinchipe | 29 km ESE | 29° | 18° | 130 mm |
| CatacochaLoja | 50 km W | 26° | 14° | 62 mm |
| YantzazaZamora Chinchipe | 52 km ENE | 29° | 18° | 126 mm |
| CariamangaLoja | 54 km SW | 26° | 14° | 76 mm |
| PortoveloEl Oro | 55 km NW | 30° | 19° | 80 mm |
| ZarumaEl Oro | 56 km NW | 29° | 17° | 81 mm |
| PiñasEl Oro | 63 km WNW | 28° | 16° | 72 mm |