Climate averages 1991–2020
Aguachica weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Aguachica: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 89 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ocaña (30 km away). In December its highs average 24.3°C, 5.0°C cooler than Aguachica, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Aguachica ranks 11th of 46 for the warmest December highs and joint 17th of 46 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 46 cities is 25.7°C; Aguachica is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 89 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Aguachica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 30 | 6.6 | 11.712 h |
| February | 32.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 39 | 7.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 31.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 119 | 15.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 265 | 25.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 408 | 29.3 | 12.512 h |
| June | 29.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 300 | 27.0 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 236 | 26.0 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 312 | 28.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 348 | 28.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 320 | 29.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 233 | 26.2 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 29.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 89 | 15.5 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Ocaña in DecemberColombia · 30 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 17.4°C · 51 mm rain
- Cúcuta in DecemberColombia · 130 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Barrancabermeja in DecemberColombia · 141 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 245 mm rain
- Rubio in DecemberVenezuela · 154 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.6°C · 59 mm rain
- Magangué in DecemberColombia · 163 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Táriba in DecemberVenezuela · 163 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 59 mm rain
- San Carlos del Zulia in DecemberVenezuela · 201 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 200 mm rain
- Montelíbano in DecemberColombia · 202 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 96 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Aguachica) is explained once on the Aguachica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.