La Merced Weather in December
La Merced in December
The short of it: La Merced in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 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 22° · low 9° · rain 94 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give La Merced an average December high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 94 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 52 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, La Merced runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Mayocc, 4 km to the WSW, is 3° warmer by day.
December in La Merced, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 47 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MayoccHuancavelica | 4 km WSW | 25° | 12° | 78 mm |
| San José de SecceAyacucho | 12 km ENE | 23° | 10° | 90 mm |
| MarcasHuancavelica | 12 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 97 mm |
| ChacaAyacucho | 17 km E | 17° | 4° | 127 mm |
| HuantaAyacucho | 20 km SE | 23° | 9° | 89 mm |
| CongallaHuancavelica | 24 km SW | 22° | 9° | 81 mm |
| San Pedro de CorisHuancavelica | 24 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 95 mm |
| TororumiHuancavelica | 25 km W | 17° | 4° | 115 mm |