Chaitén Weather in December
Chaitén in December
The short of it: Chaitén in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 148 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Chaitén an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 148 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 7th 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 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 100 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 16° | 9° | 172 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 17° | 9° | 138 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 17° | 9° | 143 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 17° | 9° | 132 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 22° | 9° | 65 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 20° | 9° | 98 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 21° | 7° | 38 mm |