Monteros weather in December

In December, Monteros sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 274 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Monteros's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monteros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Monteros is human settlement.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Monteros reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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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Monteros weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°34625.9013.53.6
Feb28° / 19°27624.30134.0
Mar26° / 18°26725.1012.24.4
Apr23° / 15°17819.2011.45.4
May20° / 11°11215.80.210.75.6
Jun18° / 6510.80.310.35.8
Jul18° / 508.31.210.56.3
Aug20° / 569.30.7117.0
Sep23° / 11°8411.90.411.86.8
Oct26° / 15°16318.60.112.75.6
Nov27° / 17°20821.5013.34.7
Dec29° / 19°27423.7013.73.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94555
104555
114456
124555
134555
144555
154456
164456
174555
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194555
204456
214456
224456
234456
244357
254258
264159
274159
284159
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Monteros gets around 274 mm of rain over 23.7 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 77% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
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480
580
679
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1078
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2074
2174
2275
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2475
2576
2676
2777
2878
2978
3079
3180

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182348201
272249201
372249211
472149221
572048231
672048241
771947261
871946271
971945281
1061845292
1161744312
1261744322
1351643332
1451543342
1551542363
1651441373
1751341383
1841340394
1941239414
2041238425
2141137435
2241136445
2341035456
244934476
253933487
263833497
273832497
283831508
293731518
303730519
3127295210

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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314calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:247:59
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413.66:248:02
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713.66:258:04
813.76:258:04
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1813.76:288:10
1913.76:288:11
2013.76:298:11
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2213.76:308:12
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2413.76:318:13
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2813.76:338:15
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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 6.33 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Monteros

In seasonPeak

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

Monteros'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 Monteros?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monteros.

What to pack for Monteros in December

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

In December, Monteros sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monteros in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monteros peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monteros 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 Monteros is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2437 µg/m³May 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul22Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monteros?

Monteros sits at 27.2°S, 65.5°W, 325 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Famaillá, 16 km away.

Topography around Monteros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,270 m.

The land around Monteros is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
5,270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Famaillá 16 km · Bella Vista 25 km · Aguilares 31 km · Yerba Buena 44 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 48 km · Alderetes 53 km · Tafí Viejo 54 km · Termas de Río Hondo 73 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 Monteros (-27.1683°, -65.4989°, elevation 325 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).