Punta Arena Weather in December
Punta Arena in December
The short of it: Punta Arena in December averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 20° · rain 130 mm · daylight 11 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Punta Arena an average December high of 30°, a low of 20° and some 130 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 30°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 4 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arena runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Catazajá, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
December in Punta Arena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 94 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatazajáChiapas | 5 km ESE | 29° | 20° | 121 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 24 km W | 30° | 20° | 171 mm |
| PalenqueChiapas | 28 km SSE | 29° | 19° | 160 mm |
| Monte GrandeTabasco | 30 km NW | 29° | 20° | 134 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 31 km E | 30° | 20° | 126 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 32 km ENE | 30° | 20° | 109 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 36 km E | 30° | 20° | 121 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 37 km SW | 29° | 19° | 214 mm |