Cochrane Weather in December
Cochrane in December
The short of it: Cochrane in December averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 43 mm · daylight 15 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Cochrane brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 8°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 55 min in mid-December, 47 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cochrane runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lago Posadas, 66 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Cochrane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- July
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago PosadasSanta Cruz | 66 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 15 mm |
| Chile ChicoAysén | 102 km NE | 19° | 9° | 14 mm |
| Los AntiguosSanta Cruz | 106 km NE | 20° | 9° | 11 mm |
| Perito MorenoSanta Cruz | 145 km ENE | 21° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| CoyhaiqueAysén | 191 km NNE | 18° | 8° | 85 mm |
| Puerto ChacabucoAysén | 200 km N | 15° | 8° | 163 mm |
| Puerto AysénAysén | 206 km N | 18° | 10° | 192 mm |
| El ChalténSanta Cruz | 232 km S | 16° | 6° | 55 mm |