Climate averages 1991–2020
Chosica weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the joint 4th 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 Chosica: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Anita - Los Ficus (31 km away). In December its highs average 22.1°C, 2.0°C cooler than Chosica, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chosica ranks 15th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 12th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 24.6°C; Chosica is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 64 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
Chosica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 64 | 13.9 | 12.713 h |
| February | 24.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 104 | 19.4 | 12.512 h |
| March | 24.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 89 | 18.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 23.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 23.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| August | 23.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 23.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 4.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 23.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 8.6 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 23.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 8.5 | 2.0 | 12.713 h |
| December, selected | 24.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 20 | 6.2 | 12.813 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
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in DecemberPeru · 31 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Lima in DecemberPeru · 36 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Callao in DecemberPeru · 48 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Huancayo in DecemberPeru · 164 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 6.0°C · 214 mm rain
- Chincha Alta in DecemberPeru · 175 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in DecemberPeru · 230 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 138 mm rain
- Ica in DecemberPeru · 260 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Chimbote in DecemberPeru · 380 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 4.5 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 Chosica) is explained once on the Chosica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.