December Weather at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport Peru

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 75°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 82°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 63°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 69°F.

For reference, on February 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport typically range from 70°F to 81°F, while on August 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 58°F to 68°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on December. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Tías, Spain (5,115 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport (view comparison).

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The month of December at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 68%.

The clearest day of the month is December 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 40% of the time.

For reference, on February 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76%, while on August 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

Over the course of December at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is December 1, with 12 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is 5:27 AM on December 1 and the latest sunrise is 13 minutes later at 5:40 AM on December 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:20 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 15 minutes later at 6:35 PM on December 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 57 minutes later, at 6:31 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:27 AM and sets 11 hours, 19 minutes later, at 5:46 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for December 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is very rapidly increasing during December, rising from 8% to 34% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 63% of the time, while on October 9, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.8 miles per hour, while on February 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport throughout December is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 98% on December 1.

Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is gradually increasing during December, rising by 3°F, from 65°F to 68°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport are rapidly increasing during December, increasing by 599°F, from 2,131°F to 2,731°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is essentially constant during December, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 7.1 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport are -13.745 deg latitude, -76.220 deg longitude, and 43 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 157 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 38 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (945 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (14,055 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport is covered by bare soil (42%) and water (29%), within 10 miles by water (43%) and bare soil (42%), and within 50 miles by water (49%) and bare soil (33%).