Palena Weather in December
Palena in December
The short of it: Palena in December averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 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 20° · low 9° · rain 98 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
December in Palena brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 9°, with about 98 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-December, 40 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, 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, Palena runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Futaleufú, 49 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Palena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 49 km N | 20° | 8° | 100 mm |
| La JuntaAysén | 62 km SW | 18° | 9° | 146 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 65 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 65 mm |
| Lago VerdeAysén | 69 km S | 19° | 9° | 93 mm |
| Río PicoChubut | 71 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 42 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 88 km NNE | 21° | 7° | 38 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 107 km NW | 17° | 9° | 148 mm |
| Gobernador CostaChubut | 108 km ESE | 21° | 8° | 11 mm |