Ayapata Weather in December
Ayapata in December
The short of it: Ayapata in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 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 18° · low 5° · rain 123 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Ayapata an average December high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 123 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 123 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 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, Ayapata runs about middling and drier than most in December. Macusani, 36 km to the SSW, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Ayapata, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 43 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacusaniPuno | 36 km SSW | 15° | 1° | 134 mm |
| CruceroPuno | 73 km SSE | 16° | 2° | 127 mm |
| MazukoMadre de Dios | 75 km N | 30° | 20° | 618 mm |
| NuñoaPuno | 85 km SSW | 16° | 2° | 130 mm |
| HuepetuheMadre de Dios | 90 km NNW | 31° | 21° | 594 mm |
| CallancaCuzco Department | 99 km WSW | 16° | 1° | 134 mm |
| Huayna AlcaldeCuzco Department | 100 km WSW | 15° | 1° | 138 mm |
| Mosoc CanchaCuzco Department | 100 km SW | 15° | 1° | 138 mm |