Climate averages 1991–2020
Eloy Alfaro weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Eloy Alfaro: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 164 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes December a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Libertad (119 km away). In December its highs average 25.7°C, 2.9°C cooler than Eloy Alfaro, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 9 cities listed in Ecuador, Eloy Alfaro ranks 2nd of 9 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 9 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 9 cities is 23.5°C; Eloy Alfaro is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 164 mm to 308 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
Eloy Alfaro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 308 | 26.5 | 12.212 h |
| February | 28.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 400 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| March | 28.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 455 | 27.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 366 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 28.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 287 | 26.0 | 12.012 h |
| June | 27.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 183 | 23.1 | 12.012 h |
| July | 26.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 144 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| August | 27.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 101 | 18.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 117 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 97 | 17.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.4°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 77 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| December, selected | 28.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 164 | 18.7 | 12.212 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
- La Libertad in DecemberEcuador · 119 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Cuenca in DecemberEcuador · 124 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 172 mm rain
- Portoviejo in DecemberEcuador · 141 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Tumbes in DecemberPeru · 168 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Loja in DecemberEcuador · 215 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 14.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados in DecemberEcuador · 225 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.6°C · 235 mm rain
- Talara in DecemberPeru · 311 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Sullana in DecemberPeru · 318 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 18 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 Eloy Alfaro) is explained once on the Eloy Alfaro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.