La Junta Weather in December
La Junta in December
The short of it: La Junta in December averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 28 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 18° · low 9° · rain 146 mm · daylight 15 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give La Junta an average December high of 18°, a low of 9° and some 146 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 18°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 146 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 28 min in mid-December, 41 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, La Junta runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lago Verde, 53 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in La Junta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago VerdeAysén | 53 km SE | 19° | 9° | 93 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 62 km NE | 20° | 9° | 98 mm |
| Río PicoChubut | 86 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 42 mm |
| Puerto CisnesAysén | 89 km SSW | 17° | 10° | 181 mm |
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 98 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 100 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 120 km NNW | 17° | 9° | 148 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 125 km NE | 22° | 9° | 65 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 136 km NW | 16° | 9° | 172 mm |