Carmen de Patagones weather in December

In December, Carmen de Patagones sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of December to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carmen de Patagones's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmen de Patagones's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:41 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Carmen de Patagones is city in the province of Buenos Aires.

Founded
1779

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 28°C by the end.

A typical December day in Carmen de Patagones reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Carmen de Patagones

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Carmen de Patagones weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°365.514.67.0
Feb27° / 15°425.213.67.6
Mar25° / 13°435.612.37.9
Apr20° / 10°30410.97.4
May16° / 264.19.85.8
Jun13° / 234.99.14.0
Jul12° / 234.59.43.9
Aug15° / 25410.45.0
Sep17° / 265.411.76.0
Oct20° / 315.413.17.2
Nov24° / 11°355.714.37.8
Dec27° / 14°295.314.97.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37525
47525
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carmen de Patagones gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
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2417
2517
2617
2717
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191720
291720
391720
490730
590730
689830
789830
889830
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1188840
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26811261
27811261
28801271
29791371
30791371
31781381

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
217light breeze
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517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of December to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:408:23
214.75:408:24
314.75:408:25
414.85:408:26
514.85:408:27
614.85:408:28
714.85:408:29
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 8.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
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278.2Intense
288.2Intense
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308.2Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Carmen de Patagones?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Carmen de Patagones for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Carmen de Patagones in December

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

In December, Carmen de Patagones sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Carmen de Patagones in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Carmen de Patagones in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carmen de Patagones peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carmen de Patagones?

Carmen de Patagones sits at 40.8°S, 63.0°W, 3 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Viedma, 2.0 km away.

Río ColoradoPunta AltaBahía BlancaPuerto MadrynRawsonTrelew

Topography around Carmen de Patagones

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Carmen de Patagones.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmen de Patagones has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Carmen de Patagones is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), water (30%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Viedma 2.0 km · San Antonio Oeste 166 km · Río Colorado 223 km · Punta Alta 227 km · Bahía Blanca 240 km · Puerto Madryn 277 km · Rawson 328 km · Trelew 333 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 Carmen de Patagones (-40.8025°, -62.9835°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).