Chonchi Weather in December
Chonchi in December
The short of it: Chonchi in December averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 18 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 138 mm · daylight 15 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Chonchi an average December high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 138 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 138 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 18 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Chonchi runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Castro, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Chonchi, 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
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 17 km N | 17° | 9° | 132 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 29 km NNE | 17° | 9° | 143 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 56 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 172 mm |
| AncudLos Lagos Region | 84 km N | 16° | 9° | 141 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 93 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 148 mm |
| CalbucoLos Lagos Region | 108 km NNE | 18° | 9° | 134 mm |
| MaullínLos Lagos Region | 113 km N | 17° | 9° | 138 mm |
| Los MuermosLos Lagos Region | 139 km N | 17° | 8° | 124 mm |