Castro Weather in December
Castro in December
The short of it: Castro in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 132 mm · daylight 15 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Castro an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 132 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 17 min in mid-December, 38 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Castro runs about middling and drier than most in December. Dalcahue, 15 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Castro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 15 km NE | 17° | 9° | 143 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 17 km S | 17° | 9° | 138 mm |
| AncudLos Lagos Region | 67 km N | 16° | 9° | 141 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 73 km S | 16° | 9° | 172 mm |
| CalbucoLos Lagos Region | 94 km NE | 18° | 9° | 134 mm |
| MaullínLos Lagos Region | 96 km N | 17° | 9° | 138 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 100 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 148 mm |
| Los MuermosLos Lagos Region | 122 km NNE | 17° | 8° | 124 mm |