Tulcán Weather in December
Tulcán in December
The short of it: Tulcán in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 110 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
December in Tulcán brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 7°, with about 110 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Tulcán runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Carlosama, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Tulcán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 23 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h