December Temperature & Rainfall Averages for Cities in Central America

The tables below give the typical December temperatures and rainfall for major cities in Central America.

There's information on the maximum and minimum average daily temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. Each city also has totals for how much precipitation and how many days of wet weather it usually gets this month.

The cities included here are Central America's national capitals plus metropolitan areas with a population of over one million people. The weather averages are based on historical climate data collected over long periods of time.

Temperature

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
82 66 Belmopan, Belize 28 19
74 56 Guatemala City, Guatemala 23 13
88 69 Managua, Nicaragua 31 20
92 67 Panama City, Panama 33 19
74 62 San José, Costa Rica 23 17
85 69 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 29 20
85 62 San Salvador, El Salvador 30 17
78 59 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 25 15

Rainfall

December total precipitation averages
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Belmopan, Belize 7.0 178
3 Guatemala City, Guatemala 0.3 7
2 Managua, Nicaragua 0.4 11
8 Panama City, Panama 4.1 105
8 San José, Costa Rica 1.3 32
8 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 4.8 122
San Salvador, El Salvador 0.4 10
2 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 0.4 10
Reference

The weather data are provided by national meteorological agencies.

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