Caldera Weather in December
Caldera in December
The short of it: Caldera in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 13 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 14° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & January
December in Caldera brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 14°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 50 min in mid-December, 20 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 March and January.
Against its neighbours, Caldera runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Copiapó, 59 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Caldera, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CopiapóAtacama | 59 km SE | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 71 km SE | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 108 km NE | 25° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 160 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 162 km S | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 168 km S | 24° | 12° | 0.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 188 km N | 24° | 16° | 0.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 191 km S | 22° | 10° | 0.0 mm |