Comodoro Rivadavia weather in December

In December, Comodoro Rivadavia sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of December to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Comodoro Rivadavia's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Comodoro Rivadavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Comodoro Rivadavia is city in Chubut, Argentina.

Density
257/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Comodoro Rivadavia reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Comodoro Rivadavia

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.

Comodoro Rivadavia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°102.7015.18.2
Feb22° / 14°203.10148.0
Mar20° / 12°253.8012.47.4
Apr16° / 223.5010.76.2
May13° / 304.90.29.33.9
Jun / 325.51.28.52.2
Jul / 204.41.28.82.0
Aug11° / 2150.910.13.0
Sep13° / 214.40.411.74.2
Oct16° / 173.90.113.35.9
Nov19° / 10°143.2014.77.2
Dec21° / 12°143015.57.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56040
66238
76238
86238
96238
106337
116436
126337
136337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Comodoro Rivadavia gets around 14 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
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311
410
510
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710
89
99
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119
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139
149
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169
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189
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209
219
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
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299
309
319

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 22 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of December to 15 h 30 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 5:42 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 9:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:428:58
215.35:418:59
315.35:419:00
415.35:419:01
515.45:419:02
615.45:409:03
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2715.55:469:17
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2915.55:479:17
3015.55:489:18
3115.55:499:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.13 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 8.13 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
68.1Intense
78.1Intense
88.1Intense
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318.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Comodoro Rivadavia?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Comodoro Rivadavia for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Comodoro Rivadavia in December

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

In December, Comodoro Rivadavia sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Comodoro Rivadavia in December

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar15Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug8Bracing
Sep8Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Comodoro Rivadavia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Comodoro Rivadavia peaks around January 1 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highJan 1UV 11Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar6High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Comodoro Rivadavia?

Comodoro Rivadavia sits at 45.9°S, 67.5°W, 65 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Caleta Olivia, 65 km away.

Puerto DeseadoTrelewRawsonCoyhaiquePuerto Madryn

Topography around Comodoro Rivadavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Comodoro Rivadavia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Comodoro Rivadavia is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), water (28%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Caleta Olivia 65 km · Pico Truncado 110 km · Las Heras 134 km · Puerto Deseado 243 km · Trelew 338 km · Rawson 342 km · Coyhaique 356 km · Puerto Madryn 396 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 Comodoro Rivadavia (-45.8626°, -67.494°, elevation 65 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).