Manizales weather in December
In December, Manizales has daytime highs averaging 19 °C, nights around 11 °C, with 30 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 19.5°C Average high
- 10.5°C Average low
- 30days Wet days
- 802mm Rainfall
- 12h 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 | 19.5 °C | 10.7 °C | 97 % |
| 11–20 December | 19.3 °C | 10.7 °C | 99 % |
| 21–31 December | 19.7 °C | 10.3 °C | 98 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0.1 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 30 of 31 | 98 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 14 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 26 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 6.6 °C |
| Relative humidity | 89 % |
| Wind speed | 6.5 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 89 % |
Where Manizales ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in December | 23rd of 50 | 19 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.7 °C | 675 mm | 84 % |
| February | 20.3 °C | 824 mm | 86 % |
| October | 19.6 °C | 1,053 mm | 95 % |
| November | 19.2 °C | 849 mm | 94 % |
| December | 19.5 °C | 802 mm | 89 % |
See all twelve months for Manizales
- December is the 11th warmest month here.
- It is the 2nd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 3rd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 30 of 31 days — 98 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.0 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 26 °C, 6.9 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsDecember in Manizales, answered
How warm is Manizales in December?
Daily highs average 19 °C and nights fall to about 11 °C, a spread of 9.0 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 6th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Manizales in December?
December averages 802 mm of rain, spread over about 30 of the 31 days — 98 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 89 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
Manizales averages 12 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.