Weather in Barranquilla in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Barranquilla in December
The temperature in December is +28°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +26°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +28°C.
Is Barranquilla warm or cold in December?
Barranquilla is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +28°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +26°C to +26°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Barranquilla:
Climate in Barranquilla in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +27°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 147 mm | 34 mm | 3 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 4 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 83% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +28°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +27°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 147 mm to 34 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 2 to 11.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Barranquilla is gradually increasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Barranquilla?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Barranquilla in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+27°C) and the highest in 2017 (+28°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 674 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2240 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Barranquilla, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.