Climate averages 1991–2020
Loja weather
in December.
A mild, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Loja: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 146 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes December a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuenca (124 km away). In December its highs average 18.3°C, 2.9°C cooler than Loja, with 172 mm of rain.
Among the 9 cities listed in Ecuador, Loja ranks 6th of 9 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 9 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 9 cities is 23.5°C; Loja is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 20.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 146 mm to 167 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
Loja climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 167 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| February | 20.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 197 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| March | 20.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 204 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 20.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 148 | 20.9 | 12.012 h |
| May | 20.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 82 | 16.3 | 11.912 h |
| June | 20.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 49 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| July | 19.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 37 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 20.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 24 | 6.9 | 12.012 h |
| September | 21.9°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 88 | 16.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 133 | 19.2 | 12.312 h |
| December, selected | 21.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 146 | 21.8 | 12.312 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
- Cuenca in DecemberEcuador · 124 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 172 mm rain
- Tumbes in DecemberPeru · 146 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Sullana in DecemberPeru · 193 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Piura in DecemberPeru · 208 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Eloy Alfaro in DecemberEcuador · 215 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 164 mm rain
- Talara in DecemberPeru · 238 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 14 mm rain
- La Libertad in DecemberEcuador · 272 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Chiclayo in DecemberPeru · 317 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 8.9 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 Loja) is explained once on the Loja year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.