Esquel Weather in December
Esquel in December
The short of it: Esquel in December averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 38 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Esquel brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 7°, with about 38 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 21°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 38 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-December, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Esquel runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Trevelin, 23 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Esquel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- July
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrevelinChubut | 23 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 65 mm |
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 54 km SW | 20° | 8° | 100 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 88 km SSW | 20° | 9° | 98 mm |
| El HoyoChubut | 96 km N | 24° | 9° | 52 mm |
| El MaiténChubut | 97 km N | 22° | 7° | 33 mm |
| Lago PueloChubut | 97 km NNW | 23° | 9° | 58 mm |
| El BolsónRio Negro | 107 km N | 23° | 8° | 49 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 113 km W | 17° | 9° | 148 mm |