Climate averages 1991–2020
Abancay weather
in December.
A mild, wet month: the 4th 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 Abancay: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 178 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes December a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cusco (100 km away). In December its highs average 15.9°C, 4.5°C cooler than Abancay, with 196 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Abancay ranks 20th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 18th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 24.6°C; Abancay is 4.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 178 mm to 215 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
Abancay climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.9°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 215 | 29.2 | 12.813 h |
| February | 19.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 200 | 27.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 19.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 177 | 29.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 19.5°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 87 | 21.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 19.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 26 | 8.4 | 11.511 h |
| June | 19.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 12 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| July | 19.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 13 | 4.1 | 11.411 h |
| August | 20.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 22 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| September | 21.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 41 | 14.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 21.1°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 96 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 119 | 24.1 | 12.713 h |
| December, selected | 20.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 178 | 27.8 | 12.913 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
- Cusco in DecemberPeru · 100 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 196 mm rain
- Huancayo in DecemberPeru · 306 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 6.0°C · 214 mm rain
- Ica in DecemberPeru · 312 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Chincha Alta in DecemberPeru · 352 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Juliaca in DecemberPeru · 361 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 4.8°C · 140 mm rain
- Puno in DecemberPeru · 394 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 156 mm rain
- Puerto Maldonado in DecemberPeru · 416 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 330 mm rain
- Chosica in DecemberPeru · 455 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 20 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 Abancay) is explained once on the Abancay year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.