Platería Weather in December
Platería in December
The short of it: Platería in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 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 6° · rain 131 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Platería an average December high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 131 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 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, Platería runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Caritamaya, 11 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Platería, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 83 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaritamayaPuno | 11 km SE | 17° | 5° | 138 mm |
| ChullunePuno | 22 km NW | 18° | 5° | 112 mm |
| IlavePuno | 23 km SE | 18° | 6° | 142 mm |
| PunoPuno | 24 km WNW | 18° | 5° | 116 mm |
| TaquilePuno | 26 km NE | 16° | 7° | 146 mm |
| ChijichayaPuno | 29 km SSE | 18° | 5° | 132 mm |
| PaucarcollaPuno | 33 km NW | 19° | 5° | 101 mm |
| CapachicaPuno | 34 km N | 17° | 6° | 133 mm |