Alta Gracia weather in December

In December, Alta Gracia sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 163 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alta Gracia's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alta Gracia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Alta Gracia is city in Argentina.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Alta Gracia reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Alta Gracia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15815.5013.86.0
Feb25° / 15°13914013.26.2
Mar24° / 14°13013.5012.26.6
Apr21° / 11°879.60.111.26.7
May17° / 417.30.210.46.1
Jun15° / 183.50.2105.5
Jul15° / 173.40.510.15.3
Aug17° / 233.70.410.86.7
Sep19° / 507.10.511.86.9
Oct22° / 10°10612.4012.86.5
Nov24° / 13°14114.9013.66.3
Dec26° / 15°16316.10146.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126436
136436
146436
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196436
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216436
226337
236337
246337
256238
266238
276139
286040
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alta Gracia gets around 163 mm of rain over 16.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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453
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953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1553
1653
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852
2953
3053
3154

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15430151
25430151
35430151
45231152
55131162
65032162
74932163
84832173
94732174
104533184
114433194
124233195
134133205
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153934216
163833227
173633238
183533238
193433249
2033322510
2131322611
2230322612
2329322713
2428312813
2527312814
2626312815
2725312915
2824302916
2924303017
3023303017
3122293018

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of December to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 8:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:108:05
213.96:108:06
313.96:108:07
414.06:108:07
514.06:108:08
614.06:108:09
714.06:108:10
814.06:108:10
914.06:108:11
1014.06:118:12
1114.06:118:12
1214.06:118:13
1314.06:118:14
1414.06:128:14
1514.06:128:15
1614.16:128:16
1714.16:138:16
1814.16:138:17
1914.16:138:17
2014.16:148:18
2114.16:148:18
2214.16:158:19
2314.16:158:19
2414.16:168:20
2514.16:168:20
2614.16:178:20
2714.16:178:21
2814.16:188:21
2914.06:188:21
3014.06:198:22
3114.06:208:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Alta Gracia

In seasonPeak

In December, Alta Gracia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alta Gracia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Alta Gracia?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Alta Gracia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alta Gracia in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Alta Gracia sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Alta Gracia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alta Gracia peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Alta Gracia in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alta Gracia is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alta Gracia?

Alta Gracia sits at 31.6°S, 64.4°W, 544 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Carlos Paz, 26 km away.

Topography around Alta Gracia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alta Gracia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alta Gracia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Alta Gracia is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
838 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Villa Carlos Paz 26 km · La Calera 35 km · Cordoba 35 km · Villa Allende 42 km · Cosquín 45 km · Unquillo 47 km · Río Segundo 49 km · Pilar 52 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alta Gracia (-31.6498°, -64.4297°, elevation 544 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).