Tarija weather in December
In December, Tarija has daytime highs averaging 23 °C, nights around 14 °C, with 24 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 23.0°C Average high
- 14.3°C Average low
- 24days Wet days
- 202mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 22.4 °C | 13.9 °C | 76 % |
| 11–20 December | 23.4 °C | 14.3 °C | 76 % |
| 21–31 December | 23.3 °C | 14.6 °C | 82 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of December (82 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (76 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 7.5 of 31 | 24 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.1 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 24 of 31 | 78 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 18 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 31 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 2.2 °C |
| Relative humidity | 82 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 79 % |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.8 °C | 229 mm | 83 % |
| February | 22.2 °C | 206 mm | 83 % |
| October | 23.3 °C | 87 mm | 65 % |
| November | 22.7 °C | 133 mm | 72 % |
| December | 23.0 °C | 202 mm | 79 % |
See all twelve months for Tarija
- December is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 10th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 9th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 24 of 31 days — 78 % of the month.
- Nights are about 8.7 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 31 °C, 7.8 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsDecember in Tarija, answered
How warm is Tarija in December?
Daily highs average 23 °C and nights fall to about 14 °C, a spread of 8.7 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Tarija in December?
December averages 202 mm of rain, spread over about 24 of the 31 days — 78 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 79 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
Tarija averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.