Sandia Weather in December
Sandia in December
The short of it: Sandia in December averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 135 mm · daylight 12 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Sandia an average December high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 135 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 135 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 58 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Sandia runs about middling and drier than most in December. Iguara, 7 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Sandia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 60 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IguaraPuno | 7 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 139 mm |
| La RinconadaPuno | 35 km S | 11° | -1° | 151 mm |
| La Rinconada Ana Maria (La Rinconada)Puno | 35 km S | 11° | -1° | 151 mm |
| Pampa YanamayoPuno | 41 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 233 mm |
| CruceroPuno | 60 km W | 16° | 2° | 127 mm |
| SallacconiPuno | 60 km WNW | 15° | 2° | 130 mm |
| EsquenaPuno | 68 km NW | 15° | 3° | 125 mm |
| CojataPuno | 78 km S | 15° | 2° | 153 mm |