Cochabamba Weather in December
Cochabamba in December
The short of it: Cochabamba in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 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 17° · low 5° · rain 104 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Cochabamba an average December high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 104 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Cochabamba runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. La Unión, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Cochabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La UniónHuánuco Department | 3 km SSE | 17° | 5° | 104 mm |
| ShunquiHuánuco Department | 9 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |
| Cruz PampaHuánuco Department | 11 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |
| YanasHuánuco Department | 12 km NE | 17° | 4° | 102 mm |
| PampamarcaHuánuco Department | 16 km NE | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |
| ChuquisHuánuco Department | 18 km NE | 18° | 6° | 108 mm |
| RondosHuánuco Department | 24 km SE | 17° | 4° | 110 mm |
| Pampas del CarmenHuánuco Department | 25 km N | 18° | 5° | 98 mm |