Climate averages 1991–2020
Montelíbano weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Montelíbano: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes December a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montería (100 km away). In December its highs average 30.0°C, about as warm as Montelíbano, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Montelíbano ranks 9th of 46 for the warmest December highs and 22nd of 46 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 46 cities is 25.7°C; Montelíbano is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 96 mm to 33 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
Montelíbano climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 33 | 9.5 | 11.712 h |
| February | 33.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 39 | 8.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 89 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 169 | 25.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 224 | 28.7 | 12.512 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 163 | 25.2 | 12.613 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 149 | 24.6 | 12.513 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 161 | 26.2 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 182 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 206 | 29.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 177 | 27.1 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 29.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 96 | 19.3 | 11.712 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
- Montería in DecemberColombia · 100 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 103 mm rain
- Cereté in DecemberColombia · 109 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 89 mm rain
- Apartadó in DecemberColombia · 133 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 137 mm rain
- Chigorodó in DecemberColombia · 143 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 210 mm rain
- Sincelejo in DecemberColombia · 147 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 92 mm rain
- Magangué in DecemberColombia · 158 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Bello in DecemberColombia · 183 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 15.4°C · 193 mm rain
- Medellín in DecemberColombia · 194 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.1°C · 193 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 Montelíbano) is explained once on the Montelíbano year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.