Climate averages 1991–2020
La Libertad weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in La Libertad: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 8th 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 Eloy Alfaro (119 km away). In December its highs average 28.7°C, 2.9°C warmer than La Libertad, with 164 mm of rain.
Among the 9 cities listed in Ecuador, La Libertad ranks 4th of 9 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 9 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 9 cities is 23.5°C; La Libertad is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 65 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
La Libertad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 65 | 9.3 | 12.212 h |
| February | 27.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 102 | 12.6 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 88 | 11.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 47 | 8.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 25.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 26 | 6.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 24.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 13 | 4.0 | 12.012 h |
| July | 24.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 13 | 3.9 | 12.012 h |
| August | 23.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 7.8 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 23.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 8.9 | 2.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 7.4 | 2.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 24.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 11 | 2.0 | 12.212 h |
| December, selected | 25.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 30 | 4.2 | 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
- Eloy Alfaro in DecemberEcuador · 119 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 164 mm rain
- Portoviejo in DecemberEcuador · 140 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Tumbes in DecemberPeru · 156 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Cuenca in DecemberEcuador · 225 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 172 mm rain
- Talara in DecemberPeru · 264 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Loja in DecemberEcuador · 272 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 14.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Santo Domingo de los Colorados in DecemberEcuador · 293 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.6°C · 235 mm rain
- Sullana in DecemberPeru · 298 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 La Libertad) is explained once on the La Libertad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.