Arica Weather in December
Arica in December
The short of it: Arica in December averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 18° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & April
Thirty years of records give Arica an average December high of 23°, a low of 18° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 14 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Arica runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Tacna, 51 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Arica, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TacnaTacna | 51 km N | 25° | 16° | 1.0 mm |
| SobrayaTacna | 55 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| Piedra BlancaTacna | 57 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| CalanaTacna | 60 km NNE | 25° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| Las YarasTacna | 73 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 1.0 mm |
| CamaronesArica y Parinacota Region | 75 km SE | 24° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| Sama GrandeTacna | 79 km NNW | 25° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| IteTacna | 98 km NW | 25° | 17° | 0.0 mm |