Vallenar Weather in December
Vallenar in December
The short of it: Vallenar in December averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 12° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & December
Thirty years of records give Vallenar an average December high of 24°, a low of 12° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-December, 22 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 March and December.
Against its neighbours, Vallenar runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Freirina, 32 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Vallenar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreirinaAtacama | 32 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 34 km SE | 22° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 47 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| La HigueraCoquimbo Region | 113 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 133 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| CopiapóAtacama | 141 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| La SerenaCoquimbo Region | 155 km SSW | 21° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| VicuñaCoquimbo Region | 162 km S | 23° | 12° | 0.0 mm |