Cajamarca Weather in December
Cajamarca in December
The short of it: Cajamarca in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 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 22° · low 8° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cajamarca an average December high of 22°, a low of 8° and some 96 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cajamarca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Cerrillo, 4 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Cajamarca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 22 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CerrilloCajamarca Department | 4 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 98 mm |
| HuayllapampaCajamarca Department | 7 km SSW | 20° | 6° | 87 mm |
| LlacanoraCajamarca Department | 9 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 95 mm |
| San JuanCajamarca Department | 14 km S | 22° | 9° | 81 mm |
| AsunciónCajamarca Department | 18 km S | 23° | 10° | 60 mm |
| Vista AlegreCajamarca Department | 22 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 78 mm |
| MataráCajamarca Department | 28 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 93 mm |
| SiracatCajamarca Department | 29 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 74 mm |