Copiapó Weather in December
Copiapó in December
The short of it: Copiapó in December averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
December in Copiapó brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 13°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-December, 21 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Copiapó runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Tierra Amarilla, 13 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Copiapó, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 13 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| CalderaAtacama | 59 km NW | 22° | 14° | 1.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 112 km NNE | 25° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 141 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 0.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 147 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 150 km SW | 22° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 156 km S | 22° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 219 km N | 24° | 16° | 0.0 mm |