Zaruma Weather in December
Zaruma in December
The short of it: Zaruma in December averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 17° · rain 81 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Zaruma an average December high of 29°, a low of 17° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 20 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Zaruma runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Portovelo, 3 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Zaruma, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 54 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h