Punta Arenas Weather in December
Punta Arenas in December
The short of it: Punta Arenas in December averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 16 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 6° · rain 56 mm · daylight 16 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Punta Arenas an average December high of 14°, a low of 6° and some 56 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 14°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 56 min in mid-December, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and November.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arenas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 31 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 51 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 16° | 6° | 27 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 31 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 19° | 7° | 29 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 33 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 15° | 4° | 33 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 30 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 12° | 6° | 39 mm |