Pucara Weather in December
Pucara in December
The short of it: Pucara in December averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low -2° · rain 42 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Pucara an average December high of 14°, a low of -2° and some 42 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 14°, nights near -2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 4th 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. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Pucara runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Huarancante, 24 km to the N, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Pucara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 26 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuarancanteArequipa | 24 km N | 12° | -3° | 65 mm |
| Jatun OrcochiriArequipa | 28 km NNE | 16° | -1° | 55 mm |
| ChalhuancaArequipa | 33 km NNE | 15° | -1° | 61 mm |
| VizcachaneArequipa | 34 km NE | 14° | -2° | 63 mm |
| Charcani ChicoArequipa | 37 km S | 22° | 7° | 6.0 mm |
| YuraArequipa | 38 km SW | 23° | 9° | 3.0 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 39 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 4.0 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 40 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 5.0 mm |