Climate averages 1991–2020
Popayán weather
in December.
A mild, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Popayán: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 14.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 292 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pitalito (90 km away). In December its highs average 23.2°C, 1.6°C warmer than Popayán, with 227 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Popayán ranks 36th of 46 for the warmest December highs and 42nd of 46 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 46 cities is 25.7°C; Popayán is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 22.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 292 mm to 233 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
Popayán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 233 | 21.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 22.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 233 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 299 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 289 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 197 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| June | 22.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 93 | 13.9 | 12.312 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 64 | 10.0 | 12.212 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 64 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 145 | 18.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 268 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 331 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 21.6°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 292 | 25.3 | 12.012 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
- Pitalito in DecemberColombia · 90 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 227 mm rain
- Cali in DecemberColombia · 111 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 364 mm rain
- Yumbo in DecemberColombia · 128 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 364 mm rain
- Florencia in DecemberColombia · 145 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 143 mm rain
- Pasto in DecemberColombia · 155 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 221 mm rain
- Neiva in DecemberColombia · 158 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 97 mm rain
- Ipiales in DecemberColombia · 213 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 9.5°C · 269 mm rain
- Tulcán in DecemberEcuador · 218 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 269 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 Popayán) is explained once on the Popayán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.