Shirac Weather in December
Shirac in December
The short of it: Shirac in December averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 115 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 115 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Shirac an average December high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 115 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 21°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 115 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Shirac runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Chuco, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Shirac, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 21 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChucoCajamarca Department | 5 km WNW | 21° | 8° | 112 mm |
| IchocánCajamarca Department | 9 km WSW | 23° | 10° | 89 mm |
| La GramaCajamarca Department | 16 km SW | 25° | 12° | 61 mm |
| OtutoCajamarca Department | 19 km S | 21° | 8° | 111 mm |
| CaudayCajamarca Department | 25 km S | 21° | 8° | 110 mm |
| MataráCajamarca Department | 26 km WNW | 22° | 9° | 93 mm |
| CajabambaCajamarca Department | 30 km S | 22° | 9° | 100 mm |
| AlgamarcaCajamarca Department | 36 km SW | 20° | 7° | 91 mm |