Iruya Weather in December
Iruya in December
The short of it: Iruya in December averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 9° · rain 56 mm · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Iruya an average December high of 23°, a low of 9° and some 56 mm of rain. The height of summer in Iruya, with afternoons near 23°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-December, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Iruya runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Nazareno, 33 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Iruya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 34 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NazarenoSalta | 33 km NNE | 23° | 9° | 71 mm |
| HumahuacaJujuy | 48 km SSW | 24° | 10° | 36 mm |
| Abra PampaJujuy | 50 km W | 23° | 8° | 40 mm |
| Isla de CañasSalta | 58 km ESE | 32° | 20° | 160 mm |
| Santa VictoriaSalta | 65 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 91 mm |
| El AguilarJujuy | 67 km SW | 19° | 5° | 35 mm |
| Los ToldosSalta | 78 km NE | 29° | 16° | 136 mm |
| La QuiacaJujuy | 86 km NNW | 24° | 9° | 63 mm |