Colca Weather in December
Colca in December
The short of it: Colca in December averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 91 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
December in Colca brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 7°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Colca runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Huancaraylla, 7 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Colca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 54 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuancarayllaAyacucho | 7 km W | 19° | 5° | 93 mm |
| CircamarcaAyacucho | 10 km W | 19° | 5° | 93 mm |
| CayaraAyacucho | 10 km SSE | 19° | 5° | 96 mm |
| San Juan de ChitoAyacucho | 14 km NE | 19° | 4° | 106 mm |
| VischongoAyacucho | 14 km NNE | 20° | 6° | 100 mm |
| AccomarcaAyacucho | 17 km SE | 21° | 7° | 94 mm |
| HuamboAyacucho | 17 km WNW | 16° | 2° | 102 mm |
| CarampaAyacucho | 23 km WNW | 21° | 7° | 81 mm |