Montevideo Weather in December
Montevideo in December
The short of it: Montevideo in December averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 11° · rain 100 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Montevideo an average December high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-December.
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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Montevideo runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Dos de Mayo, 11 km to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Montevideo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dos de MayoAmazonas | 11 km SSE | 21° | 9° | 125 mm |
| MagdalenaAmazonas | 29 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 85 mm |
| ChuquibambaAmazonas | 35 km S | 19° | 7° | 146 mm |
| HuamboAmazonas | 38 km ENE | 26° | 14° | 83 mm |
| LongarAmazonas | 40 km NE | 26° | 14° | 83 mm |
| ChachapoyasAmazonas | 43 km N | 23° | 11° | 86 mm |
| Mariscal BenavidesAmazonas | 44 km NE | 26° | 15° | 84 mm |
| San Vicente de PaúlLa Libertad | 44 km SSW | 25° | 13° | 79 mm |