Placilla Weather in December
Placilla in December
The short of it: Placilla in December averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 14 h 20 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 22° · low 12° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 14 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Placilla an average December high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 20 min in mid-December, 26 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; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Placilla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Viña del Mar, 10 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Placilla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viña del MarValparaiso | 10 km N | 23° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| ValparaísoValparaiso | 10 km NNW | 22° | 13° | 3.0 mm |
| QuilpuéValparaiso | 14 km ENE | 25° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| Villa AlemanaValparaiso | 20 km ENE | 25° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| ConcónValparaiso | 22 km NNE | 23° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| CasablancaValparaiso | 27 km SE | 25° | 12° | 4.0 mm |
| AlgarroboValparaiso | 30 km SSW | 24° | 14° | 4.0 mm |
| LimacheValparaiso | 31 km ENE | 26° | 12° | 1.0 mm |