Corrientes weather in December

In December, Corrientes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 150 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Corrientes's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Corrientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:00 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Corrientes is capital of the province of Corrientes, Argentina.

Density
3,848/km²
people per km²
Founded
1588

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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical December day in Corrientes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Corrientes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Corrientes weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°13510.513.54.1
Feb31° / 22°12810.4134.4
Mar30° / 21°12910.212.25.3
Apr26° / 18°1709.711.46.8
May23° / 15°1098.210.77.1
Jun21° / 13°77810.36.8
Jul20° / 11°667.210.47.1
Aug23° / 12°696.5117.7
Sep25° / 14°1158.311.87.4
Oct27° / 17°1881112.76.5
Nov29° / 19°1679.713.45.7
Dec31° / 21°15010.413.74.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
96040
106139
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166238
176337
186238
196337
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256040
265941
275941
285941
295941
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Corrientes gets around 150 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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532
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832
932
1032
1132
1232
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1433
1533
1634
1734
1834
1934
2035
2135
2235
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2436
2536
2636
2736
2835
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3034
3134

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14102332292
24102332292
3492232302
4492232312
5492232312
6492132312
7492132323
8492032323
9392032323
10392033323
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12382033324
13381933334
14381934334
15271834335
16271834335
17271834346
18271733346
19271733357
20261732367
21161632368
22161631379
231616303810
241516293810
251515293911
261515283912
271515283913
281515273913
291515263914
300515263914
310515263915

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:577:33
213.65:577:34
313.65:577:35
413.65:577:36
513.75:577:36
613.75:577:37
713.75:577:38
813.75:587:38
913.75:587:39
1013.75:587:40
1113.75:587:40
1213.75:587:41
1313.75:597:42
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2013.76:017:45
2113.76:027:46
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2713.76:057:49
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2913.76:067:49
3013.76:067:50
3113.76:077:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
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86.8Intense
96.8Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Corrientes?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Corrientes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Corrientes in December

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

In December, Corrientes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Corrientes 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 Corrientes peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Corrientes 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 Corrientes is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 2316 µg/m³May 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Corrientes?

Corrientes sits at 27.5°S, 58.8°W, 63 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Barranqueras, 10 km away.

Topography around Corrientes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Corrientes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m.

The land around Corrientes is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
48 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Barranqueras 10 km · Resistencia 15 km · Fontana 21 km · San Luis del Palmar 28 km · San Lorenzo 74 km · Pilar 86 km · Saladas 90 km · General José de San Martín 115 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 Corrientes (-27.4678°, -58.8344°, elevation 63 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).